Chongqing- The Sichuan area has a complex topography that was well known even in ancient times. So completion of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railroad fulfilled the wishes of Sichuanese people going back half a century.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Southwest Military and Political Commission decided to construct the Chengdu-Chongqing Railroad following the proposal of Deng Xiaoping. On June 15th, 1950, construction work officially began on the first railroad built in New China.

The railroad was opened on July 1st, 1952, to become the first arterial rail line in the southwest of China and was also the first time the Chinese people built an entire railroad since the founding of New China.

Construction and operation of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railroad spurred economic development, freight transport, and social progress in the Sichuan Region. The achievement also brought great significance to the whole of Southwest China in terms of the economy and national defense.