Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway

The Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, also known as the Dazhang passenger dedicated line (Chinese: 大张客运专线; pinyin: Dàzhāng kèyùn zhuānxiàn) is a high-speed railway between Zhangjiakou in Hebei province in the east and Datong in Shanxi province in the west. The total length of the main line is about 141.524 kilometres (87.939 mi). There are five stations on the whole line. It is connected to the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway at Zhangjiakou station, and shares the tracks of the Huzhang Passenger Dedicated Line between Zhangjiakou station and Huai'an station. The Da Zhang Passenger Dedicated Line forks out at Huai'an Station and is connected to the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway at Datong South.[1] It forms part of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong–Taiyuan branch of the Beijing–Kunming corridor.

Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway 大张客运专线
Overview
Other name(s)	Dazhang passenger dedicated line
Status	In operation
Locale	Hebei Shanxi
Termini	Datong South Zhangjiakou
Stations	5
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway
Services	1
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	30 December 2019
Technical
Line length	141.524 km (87.939 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Signalling	Automatic block
Maximum incline	2.0%, 2.5% in difficult areas
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