When was the first electrified railway in China, baoji-chengdu railway, opened to traffic?

Baoji-chengdu railway, the first electrified railway in China, was completed and opened to traffic in 1958. 1 958,65438+1October,1,baoji-chengdu railway was completed and opened to traffic, and it is difficult to go north to Sichuan and finally become history. However, with the development of economy, the contradiction between transportation demand and transportation capacity has become increasingly prominent. On the one hand, baoji-chengdu railway passes through areas with steep slopes, many tunnels and frequent bends, and the traction of diesel locomotives and steam locomotives is limited; On the other hand, the bad weather in mountainous areas has affected the normal operation of the railway.

Under the realistic demand, at the beginning of 1966, the electrification project from Fengzhou to Chengdu was approved, and the electrification reconstruction project in baoji-chengdu railway began. 1 In July, 1975, baoji-chengdu railway completed the electrification transformation of the whole line, and the transportation capacity increased by more than1time. This is the prelude to China's railway modernization.

The significance of building baoji-chengdu railway.

The completion of Baocheng electrified railway has opened the process of railway modernization in China. Since then, with the pace of economic construction and reform and opening up in the motherland, electrified railways have entered a period of rapid development. In just over 20 years, it has become the ninth country with an electrified railway of 10,000 kilometers after Russia, Germany, Japan and other countries. This achievement is inseparable from the fact that baoji-chengdu railway has trained and trained a large number of construction backbones.

Baoji-chengdu railway is mainly responsible for the exchange of materials between southwest and northwest regions, and is the backbone of the national railway network, which has played a great role in the development of industrial and agricultural economy along the line. Later, four branch lines were built from Guangyuan to Bazhong, Deyang to Hanwang, Guanghan to Yuejiashan and Qingbaijiang to Dujiangyan, which promoted the development of mineral resources in nearby areas.

Refer to the above? People Weekly —— The Story Behind the Opening of the First Electrified Railway in New China