Abstract:Combining with the requirements of the present national reform and economy develop?ments ,this paper gives the discussions on the important meanings of constructing the Nanjing- Xi,an Railway Line and its situation and functions in the Chinese railway network. This railway line will be a new east-to-west main trunkline. The problems on circuitous traffic for a long time may be solved,and the intense circumstances of the traffic capacity of the main trunklines may be released. This line bring forth a new structure in the railway networks of the East China and the Middle-South China. The construction of this new railway line has very important meanings on properly regulating the economy distributions and the enterprise structures and on speeding up the development of socialist market economy.