The electrification reconstruction project of the section from Ganquan North to Zhongjiacun of the old Xiyan Railway is about to start construction.

February 14, 2023

February 12，《Tender Announcement for Survey and Design of Electrification Reconstruction Project of Ganquan North to Zhongjiacun Railway》Released on Xi'an Public Resources Trading Platform。The electrification reconstruction project of the old Xiyan Railway is about to start.。

The bidding scope is：Project feasibility study、Engineering investigation、Preliminary design、Construction drawing design、Relevant special design、Gai（Pre）Calculate documentation、Construction bidding coordination、Construction coordination、Survey and design contents of the whole process such as completion acceptance and coordination。The planned construction period is 18 months。

Caihe Station of Ganzhong Railway

The former Xiyan Railway is a single-track non-electrified railway across the Loess Plateau in the central part of Shaanxi Province.，From Xinfeng Town Station, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province to Qilipu Station, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province，It is 334 kilometers long，Jointly built by the Ministry of Railways and Shaanxi Province。Construction of the whole line began in January 1973.，December 26, 1991，Xiyan Railway completed and opened to traffic。

November 2007，By the National Development and Reform Commission、Approved by the Ministry of Railways and the Shaanxi Provincial Government，Bao Xi（Baotou-Xi'an）Construction of major railway corridor begins。Among them, the section from Zhangqiao to Yan'an was rebuilt with 260 kilometers of high-standard double-track according to the design speed of 200 kilometers per hour.；301 kilometers from Yan'an to Dabaodang，Build a second line on the existing line according to the standard of 160 kilometers per hour。Baoxi Railway was completed and opened to traffic on December 28, 2010.。

Double-track electrification has been carried out on the Xinfengzhen-Zhangqiao section of the original Xiyan Railway and the section from Ganquan North to Yan'an North.，And was incorporated into the Baoxi Line.，The existing west extension line from Zhongjiacun to the north of Ganquan has been preserved.，Parallel to the newly-built Baoxi Line，It was renamed Ganzhong Railway.。

Ganzhong Line is a freight trunk line running through northern Shaanxi and Guanzhong in Shaanxi.，It is also an important channel for transporting coal from Shaanxi to the south.，Every year, nearly 20 million tons of coal are transported from here to all parts of the country.。In recent years，With the continuous improvement of traffic density and transport capacity,，Ganzhong Railway Needs Upgrading and Reconstruction Urgently。

With the start of the electrification reconstruction project of Ganzhong Railway and the construction of the third and fourth lines from Hezhai to Zhangqiao Section of Baoxi Railway，At that time，The freight capacity of Baoxi Railway Corridor will be greatly improved.。