On March 5, 2021, the new Xi’an-Yan’an railway has been issued by the General Office of China Railway Corporation. The General Office of China Railway Corporation forwarded the notice of the National Development and Reform Commission on the approval of the new Xi’an-Yan’an railway feasibility study report. The construction was approved under No. [2018] No. 120. The owner of the project is Xicheng Railway Passenger Dedicated Line Shaanxi Co., Ltd. The construction fund comes from 53.08 billion yuan in engineering investment and 2.08 billion yuan in EMU purchase costs.

Project bidding announcement

The unit price contracting bidding for the construction of the Xi'an-Yan'an Railway Tongchuan-Yan'an section of the station has already met the bidding conditions, and the public bidding is now in place. Inviting potential bidders (hereinafter referred to as applicants) to submit prequalification applications.

The newly built Xi’an-Yan’an high-speed railway leads from Xi’an North Station and Xi’an East Station, passing through Gaoling District and Yanliang District of Xi’an City, Fuping County of Weinan City, Yaozhou District, Wangyi District, Yintai District, Yijun County, and Huangshan District of Yan’an City. Ling County, Luochuan County, Fu County, Ganquan County and Baota District to the existing Yan'an Station of Baoxi Railway. The main line of the project has a total length of 287.10 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The construction period is 4.5 years. The feasibility study approved investment estimate is 55.16 billion yuan. The project investment is 53.08 billion yuan, and the EMU purchase cost is 2.08 billion yuan. The project capital is 26.78 billion yuan, of which China Railway Group invested 11.17 billion yuan. The remaining capital of 15.61 billion yuan (including 4.44 billion yuan for land acquisition and demolition) and a separate investment of 1.6 billion yuan (including 360 million yuan for land acquisition and demolition) will be undertaken by Shaanxi Province. Use domestic bank loans for funds other than gold. The planned construction period is 1644 days, the start date is: 2021-05-01, and the completion date is: 2025-10-31.Editor/Xing Wentao