Xuyong-Bijie railway ready to open in SW China(1/7)

Aerial view of the 654.68-meter-long Fengjiazhai grand bridge spanning a canyon with deepest point of 180.7 meters on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

The Xuyong-Bijie railway connecting Xuyong in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou Province, was ready to put into operation on Tuesday. The railway is 191.904 kilometers long with a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour.

Aerial view of the 654.68-meter-long Fengjiazhai grand bridge spanning a canyon with deepest point of 180.7 meters on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view shows the newly-built Majiaba bridge on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view shows the Yudongxiang bridge on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view of the 654.68-meter-long Fengjiazhai grand bridge spanning a canyon with deepest point of 180.7 meters on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view shows the newly-built Majiaba bridge on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view shows Qingshui River bridge on the Xuyong to Bijie railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)