Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway

The Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway (Chinese: 太中银铁路) is a railway line in northern China, connecting Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, with Zhongwei and Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is a double-track electric railway, opened in 2011.

Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway
太中银铁路
A T70 passenger train from Beijing West to Urumqi North on the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway over the Wuding River in Suide, Shaanxi Province near the intersection with the Shenmu–Yan'an railway (Photo taken in 2014).
Overview
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleShanxi and Ningxia
Termini
Stations37
Service
TypeClass 1 main line
Operator(s)China Railway: Taiyuan Group, Xi'an Group, Lanzhou Group
History
OpenedJanuary 11, 2011
Technical
Line length945 km (587 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification50 Hz, 25,000 V
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
km
Up arrow Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan HSR from Shijiazhuang
 Up arrow Datong–Xi'an HSR from Datong South
0
 Taiyuan South
 Right arrow Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway to Shijiazhuang
 Right arrow Datong–Xi'an HSR to Xi'an North
 Zhongdingwuliuyuan (freight only)
 Left arrow Taiyuan southwest ring line
61
 Qingxu
72
 Jiaocheng
86
 Wenshui
103
 Fenyang
 Lüliangshan tunnel
(20,785 m）
 Wucheng
 Lishi tunnel
(10,236 m)
185
 Lüliang
000km
Down arrow Lüliang–Linxian branch
000km
 Dawu
 Chegan tunnel
(11,818 m)
 Sanjiao
Linjiaping／Qidao
 Qikou／Renjiagou
 Mengmen／Linxian
210km
 Liulin South
 Wubu Yellow River bridge
(866 m)
236
 Wubu
 Wubu tunnel
(12,310 m)
 Right arrow Baotou–Xi'an railway from Xi'an
274
 Suide
 Left arrow Baotou–Xi'an railway to Baotou
304
 Zizhou
 Hengshan tunnel
(11,448 m)
 Xingwangmao tunnel
(11,055 m)
415
 Jingbian
520
 Dingbian
623
 Taiyangshan
 Yanchi
670
 Hongshibu
 Lingwu
 Left arrow Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR from Yinchuan
702
 Zhongning East
 Right arrow Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR to Zhongwei South
 Yongning Yellow River bridge (3,942 m)
 Zhongning Yellow River bridge (4,423 m)
 Left arrow Baotou–Lanzhou railway from Baotou
 Yinchuan
724
 Huangyangwan
 Right arrow Baoji–Zhongwei railway from Baoji
751
 Zhongwei
 Down arrow Baotou–Lanzhou railway to Lanzhou

Routing

The main line of the railway runs in the general east-west direction from Taiyuan to Zhongwei via Lüliang and Dingbian, serving a number of communities in western Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and Ningxia, many of which previously did not have rail service at all. The Dingbian-Yinchuan branch runs from Dingbian northwest, to Ningxia's capital city Yinchuan.

The railway also has a short dead-end branch from Lüliang to Lin County (Linxian) in the northwestern Shanxi.

In some areas (a section of the main line east of Dingbian, and the Dingbian-Yinchuan branch), the railway route roughly parallels the Great Wall of China.

Service

Together with the Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway, the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway provides a more direct route between Beijing and Ningxia than those that were available before. Together with the Zhongwei-Wuwei line in Ningxia and Gansu, it offers a shorter route between Beijing and Xinjiang than the more standard route via Zhengzhou and Lanzhou.[1]

History

Construction started in May 2006. The railway was opened on January 11, 2011. It includes the 20 km (12 mi) long Lüliangshan Tunnel near Lüliang City in western Shanxi.

Rail junctions

References
  1. 从北京西开往乌鲁木齐T69次列车时刻表 - schedule of Train T69, Beijing–Urumqi, using the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway (in Chinese)
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