Construction of Suining-Chongqing Railway Line II project started on 18 January. When the line is completed in three years, the journey time from Chongqing to Chengdu via Suining will be shortened from three-and-a-half hours to two hours. The 131km line will have a designed maximum speed of 200kph and will cost Rmb4.81bn to build.
A dedicated passenger line between Chengdu and Chongqing is also being built and is due to be completed in four to five years. The direct line will have a top speed of 350kph and will cut the journey time between the two cities to less than one hour.