section_path: Transport/Railway
section_name: Railway
paragraph_text: Railway
  
  Chengdu is the primary railway hub city and rail administrative center in southwestern China. The China Railway Chengdu Group manages the railway system of Sichuan Province, Chongqing City, and Guizhou Province. Chengdu has four main freight railway stations. Among them, the Chengdu North Marshalling Station is one of the largest marshalling stations in Asia. Since April 2013, companies are able to ship goods three times a week (initially only once a week) to Europe on trains originating from Chengdu Qingbaijiang Station bound for Łódź, Poland. It is the first express cargo train linking China and Europe, taking 12 days to complete the full journey.
  
  There are four major passenger stations servicing Chengdu: Chengdu railway station (commonly referred to as the "North Station"), Chengdu South railway station (ChengduNan Station), Chengdu East railway station (ChengduDong Station), and Chengdu West railway station (ChengduXi Station). Additionally, Chengdu Tianfu Station is under construction.
  
  Chengdu is the terminus of Baoji–Chengdu railway, Chengdu–Chongqing railway, Sichuan–Qinghai railway (eventually connecting to Lanzhou), Chengdu–Dazhou railway, Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway, Sichuan–Qinghai railway, Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway, Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway, Chengdu–Yibin high-speed railway (eventually connecting to Kunming) and Chengdu–Dujiangyan intercity railway.
  
  The Chengdu–Dujiangyan intercity railway is a high-speed rail line connecting Chengdu with the satellite city of Dujiangyan and the Mountain Qingcheng World Heritage Site. The line is 65 km (40 mi) in length with 15 stations. CRH1 train sets on the line reach a maximum speed of 220 km/h (140 mph) and complete the full trip in 30 minutes. The line was built in 18 months and entered operation on 12 May 2010.