Liupanshui–Baiguo railway

The line runs 118 km (73 mi) from Baiguo in Pan County to Liupanshui municipality, and was built from 1998 to June 2002.

[1] The rail line passes through impoverished areas in the mountains of western Guizhou and was built to promote regional economic development and poverty alleviation.

[2] The line traverses rugged terrain in the Wumeng Mountains of western Guizhou and has 50 tunnels and 102 bridges, which collectively account for 64% of the track length.

The remote location of Shuibai line required the building of 220.3 km of access roads to support the railway's construction.

[4] The project was intended create a means to transport coal from mines in western Pan County, boost local economic development and connect the Guiyang-Kunming and Panxi railways.

[1] Only $105 million of the ADB loan was actually disbursed as foreign currency costs were lower than expected due to competitive contracting bids.

[1] In 2007, the ADB undertook an assessment study and determined the project had created a cost-effective mode of transport for mining and industrial outputs and passengers in the region.

The Beipanjiang River Railway Bridge on the Liupanshui–Baiguo railway is the highest railway bridge in the world .
The Liupansui–Baiguo railway, including the Baiguo–Hongguo extension, is located entirely within Liupanshui Prefecture in western Guizhou. Liupanshui Prefecture encompasses Liupanshui municipality and Pan County to the south.
The Liupanshui–Baiguo railway traverses rugged terrain in remote western Guizhou. Pictured is the deep Beipanjiang canyon near Liupanshui over which the Beipanjiang River Railway Bridge spans.