Baoji–Chengdu railway

The Baoji–Chengdu railway or Baocheng railway (simplified Chinese: 宝成铁路; traditional Chinese: 寶成鐵路; pinyin: bǎochéng tiělù), is a mixed single- and double-track, electrified, railroad in China between Baoji in Shaanxi province and Chengdu in Sichuan province. The Baocheng Line is the main railway connection between the northern/northwestern and southwestern China. The line has a total length of 668.2 km and passes through mostly mountainous terrain in southern Shaanxi, eastern Gansu and northern Sichuan.^[1] It opened in 1961 as the first rail outlet from Sichuan, and in 1975 became the first railway in China to be electrified.^[1] Other cities along route include Mianyang, Guangyuan, Guanghan and Lueyang.