Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor

Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor
Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor
Overview
Native name	陆桥通道
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Jiangsu province; Anhui province; Henan province; Shaanxi province; Gansu province; Qinghai province; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region;
Termini	Lianyungang; Urumqi;
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai; CR Zhengzhou; CR Xi'an; CR Lanzhou;
Technical
Line length	3,422 km (2,126 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

The Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor (simplified Chinese: 陆桥通道; traditional Chinese: 陸橋通道; pinyin: Lùqiáo Tōngdào) is a high-speed rail corridor connecting Lianyungang, a port in northern Jiangsu province, to Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang. The corridor passes through the cities of Xuzhou (Jiangsu), Zhengzhou (Henan), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), and Xining (Qinghai) en route. Announced in 2016 as part of the "eight verticals and eight horizontals" railway network plan, the rail corridor is an extension of the existing Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway.

The railway may be considered to be part of the New Eurasian Land Bridge.

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