At 9:18 on September 7, 2021, as a 24m long T beam weighing 109 tons steadily and accurately fell on the 6# and 7# bridge piers of the lead line Dihe Bridge, China Railway 19 The construction of the new Xuyong-Bijie Railway (Sichuan-Yunnan Section) with the participation of Bureau Six Company officially kicked off.

It is understood that the groundbreaking ceremony of the laying project was held at the laying base of the 19th Bureau of China Railway, Xuyong County, Luzhou City. Xuyong County Government, Luzhou High Speed Railway Office, Luzhou Railway Development Department, Shudao Group, Xuzhen Railway Co., Ltd. Liupanshui Power Section of Chengdu Railway Bureau, No. 1 Standard of Sichuan Road and Bridge, and Liu Bin, deputy general manager of the Southwest Command of China Railway 19th Bureau Group, attended the ceremony and witnessed the first construction of the paving project with 100 project participants!

Newly built Xuyong-Bijie Railway

The newly built Xuyong-Bijie Railway starts from Xuyong County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, passes through Xingwen County, Yibin City, Weixin County and Zhenxiong County, Zhaotong City, and finally reaches the provincial boundary of Yunnan and Guizhou (Xingaopo Tunnel DK304+059), with a total length of 151.84km , Of which 50.65km in Sichuan Province, 101.19km in Yunnan Province, with a design speed of 120km/h, it belongs to a passenger-cargo mixed-line electrified railway.

The project has a bridge-to-tunnel ratio as high as 90%, 26 gas tunnels, and 22 karst tunnels. The engineering geological conditions of the entire line are complex, the construction environment is difficult, and the quality and safety risks are extremely high.

In order to ensure the smooth start of the laying work, the project department personnel have fully carried forward the spirit of the railway soldiers who are particularly able to endure hardships and fight since they entered the site, and overcome the long rainy season and the difficulty of entering the site for large-scale laying equipment. 9.7" Laying started, and a comprehensive deployment and assessment of large-scale equipment safety inspections, personnel safety education and training, and construction technology disclosures were carried out. Before the first shop, the safety test of the laying equipment was also carried out to ensure the smooth progress of the laying construction.

It is reported that the Xu-Bi Railway is an important part of the western line of the new western land-sea channel. It is the main south-bound freight channel of Sichuan Province with one trunk, multiple branches, four-way expansion, and full openness. It is the area along the Sichuan-Chongqing line and the western part of Guizhou and the coastal areas of southern China. One of the freight channels.

In the future, when the project is completed and opened to traffic, it will provide more convenient transportation for the abundant industrial and agricultural products along the route, promote the exchange of people and materials in the Sichuan-Dunnan-Guizhou junction, promote the development of local tourism, promote cultural exchanges and ethnic unity, and help poverty Rural revitalization and urban development in old revolutionary areas. Editor/He Yuting