In recent years, in the process of mainland railway construction, the state has mainly focused on the national railway trunk line and some intercity railway projects in the province with the nature of passages, and the proportion of capital contribution is gradually decreasing. Even if it is funded by the state, its focus is on the arterial railways in the blank areas of the western road network and along the border areas.
If we had not enjoyed the dividend period of the mainland railway's contribution in the early years, it would have been difficult to have such an opportunity in the future, because the general trend is to take local investment as the standard. In this gradual process, the relatively wealthy eastern region has built many high-speed railways and intercity railways with independent investment.
Perhaps for the eastern region, the construction of independent railways, especially high-speed rail, is not new, after all, these regions are relatively developed, more densely populated, and more secure in passenger flow. In fact, in the impression of some provinces in the relatively underdeveloped western region, there are actually many railways built by their own provinces. For example, the six railways to be introduced below (including 5 high-speed railways and 1 ordinary railway) are all railways invested and built by the western part of the mainland, especially in Sichuan Province.
Miansui Inner Railway
According to Xiaobian, there are currently three high-speed railways and intercity railways in Sichuan Province, which are independently invested and built by Sichuan, including the Miansui Inner Railway, the South Sichuan Intercity Railway, and the Banan Railway, the latter two of which have been completed and opened to traffic.
The Miansui railway belongs to the intercity railway in the province, and is funded by the province itself according to the regulations. The railway belongs to "a planning and design, step-by-step and sectional construction", has officially started the Mianyang to Suining section, and the Suining to Neijiang section has completed the feasibility study, but the parties have not reached an agreement on the investment plan and construction mode, and the conditions for starting construction are not yet mature.
The Mianyang to Suining section that has been started is all funded by Sichuan Province, with a total investment of about 32.9 billion yuan, 50% of the project capital, Mianyang City bears 4.566 billion yuan, Suining City bears 3.483 billion yuan, and the remaining 8.377 billion yuan is raised by Shudao Group. The Miansui section has a new main line of 136.212 kilometers, with a design speed target of 250 km/h, and 4 new stations of Mianyang South, Santai, Shehong and Suining High-tech have been established, and Luxi Station has been reserved.
Inner self-Lu high-speed railway
The South Sichuan Intercity Railway (Neizilu High-speed Railway) was completed and opened to traffic in 2021, and this railway was originally conceived as a "purely local version" of the railway, which is open to private and foreign investment without the general investment of the railway. However, due to the low enthusiasm of private capital, Sichuan Province and the then Railway General Administration invested 90% and 10% respectively to jointly establish South Sichuan Intercity Railway Co., Ltd. However, the ratio of 1:9 set a national precedent at that time, which also means that the main body of railway construction and operation has begun to shift to the local level.
Banan Railway
The Banan Railway has been opened in June this year, with a total estimated budget of 21.621 billion yuan, which is jointly financed and constructed by the former Sichuan Railway Investment Group Company, which is now Shudao Group, Nanchong City and Bazhong City. The main line of the project has a total length of 147.71 kilometers and a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour, with a total of 6 stations, namely Bazhong East Station, Bazhong West Station, Ma'an Station, Yilong Station, Peng'an West Station and Nanchong North Station.
Nanyu high-speed railway
In fact, Guangxi also has two high-speed railways that are independently invested and constructed, including the first high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the Nanyu high-speed railway, and the first intercity high-speed railway in Guangxi.
At present, the Nanyu high-speed railway has been in the joint commissioning and joint test, and is planned to be put into operation within the year, with a total length of 193.3 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers, with Nanning East, Wuhe, Luancheng, Hengzhou, Xingye South and Yulin North stations.
South by intercity railway
The design speed of the whole line of the Nanping intercity railway is 250 km/h, of which the section from Nanning to Chongzuo has been opened in 2022, and the project investment of this section is estimated to be 22.293 billion yuan. Among the shareholders of the project, Guangxi Railway Investment accounts for 60%; Nanning City Road and Bridge Investment Management Co., Ltd. accounted for 24.62%; Chongzuo Transportation Investment Co., Ltd. holds 15.38% of the shares. The section from Chongzuo to Pingxiang under construction is currently under construction, and track laying will begin soon, and it is planned to be completed in 2025. The total investment of the project is estimated to be 14.9 billion yuan, and the owner of the project is Guangxi Nanchong Railway Co., Ltd., and the construction funds come from the owner's self-raised + bank loan, with a capital contribution ratio of 100%.
Tianlong Railway
In addition, in Gansu Province in the northwest region, there is also a railway project fully invested by Gansu Province and built independently - Tianlong Railway. The total investment of the railway is 24.323 billion yuan, and the project capital is 12.162 billion yuan, of which 4 billion yuan is Gansu provincial financial funds, 1.762 billion yuan is raised by Gansu Railway Investment Group, 800 million yuan is borne by Tianshui City, 1.6 billion yuan is borne by Longnan City, and 4 billion yuan is raised by Gansu Railway Investment Group through socialized financing.
The railway is a national railway class I single-track railway connecting Tianshui City to Longnan City in Gansu Province, with a total length of about 208 kilometers and a design speed of 160 km/h, the main line will officially start construction in 2022, and it is still in the bridge and tunnel construction stage, of which Chengxian No. 1 and No. 2 tunnels have been completed one year ahead of schedule, and the whole line is planned to be completed in 2027.
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