Beijing–Tongliao railway

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Beijing–Tongliao Railway
Overhead lines
, AC 25 KV 50 Hz
(sections between Changping-Gubeikou, and between Chifeng South-Tongliao)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Huairou District, Beijing

The Beijing–Tongliao or Jingtong railway (

Hebei Province to southeastern Inner Mongolia.[1] The line was built between 1972 and 1977, and entered into operations in 1980.[1]
Major cities and counties along route include Beijing, Luanping, Longhua, Chifeng and Tongliao.

History

The building of the Beijing–Tongliao railway began in October 1972 and was divided into three phases.[1] The construction planning phase took one and a half year.[1] The main construction took four years and was completed on December 12, 1977.[1] The final phase to prepare the line for commercial operation took another two and a half years.[1] The line officially opened on May 1, 1980.[1] At the height of construction, more than 200,000 workers participated in the project.[1]

At the time of its construction, the railway was notable for being the second rail line, after the

Great Wall and connect northern and northeastern China.[1] Whereas the Jingha Line skirts the coast, the Jingtong line runs inland through the rugged Yan Mountains. The Jingtong railway has 116 tunnels that are collectively 78 km (48 mi) in length, including the 5,848 m (19,186 ft) Red Flag Tunnel.[1] The line also has 450 bridges that are 45 km (28 mi) in total length, the longest of which, the Laoha River Grand Bridge in Chifeng, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) set a record length in China.[1] In all bridges and tunnels account for 15% of the line's total length.[1]

Route

The Beijing–Tongliao railway at Luanping, Hebei

In Beijing, the Jingtong line begins at Changping North Railway Station, in suburban Changping District north of the city. At Changping North Station, the lines branches off of the

Beijing-Chengde and Shenyang-Chengde railways, the Beijing–Tongliao railway has a total track length of 870 km (541 mi).[1]

Rail Junctions

See also

  • List of railways in China
  • Rail transport in Inner Mongolia

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n (Chinese) "京通铁路" Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 2010-11-09

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