Beijing–Yuanping railway

Beijing–Yuanping railway
standard gauge
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Fengsha Railway to Beijing Fengtai 25 Shijingshan South 101 Railway to 101 Xichang Railway Beijing West–Liangxiang Fengsha Railway to Shacheng 35 Dahuichang 44 Shangwan 53 Nanguancun Yanfang northeast loop railway Fangshan railway 56 Yanshan 60 Lianggezhuang link to Zhoukoudian railway 73 Gushankou siding to military facility successive tunnels 79 Yunjusi Hengling tunnel (3161.10 m) 87 Sanhezhuang successive tunnels 98 Shidu 103 Pingyu Beijing Hebei 112 Yesanpo 120 Bailixia 127 Fushankou 134 Baijian 139 Bancheng 147 Nanchengsi 155 Qifengta 163 Zijingguan 171 Dapanshi 179 Tayayi 185 Wang'anzhen siding to Laiyuan steel works 197 Futuyu 203 Beitun 210 Laiyuan 220 Xiaoxizhuang 229 Aihe Yimaling tunnel (7032.10 m) Hebei Shanxi 241 Zhaobai 248 Yunling 256 Dajian Beijing Group Taiyuan Group 263 Lingqiu 275 Tangzhiwa 283 Donghe South 294 Pingxingguan Pingxingguan tunnel (6188.60 m) 304 Dongyudi 312 Dongzhuang 321 Daying 329 Jinshanpu 337 Wutaishan 346 Jiyizhuang 356 Huayan 365 Fanshi 374 Xiashe 384 Zaolin 396 Daixian 408 Yangmingbao 415 Wangdongbao 423 Guoyangzhen Jingyuan Railway to Hanjialing 434 Xuegu Tongpu Railway to Datong 444 Yuanping Tongpu Railway to Lanzhou West This diagram: view talk edit

The Beijing–Yuanping railway was planned and built by the People's Liberation Army Rail Corps.^[2] In June 1965, the Rail Corps assigned its 4th and 13th Divisions to begin preparatory work in Fangshan and Laiyuan, but the 13th Division was reassigned to support North Vietnam in the Vietnam War and the 14th Division was ordered to take its place. By spring 1967, the work began on the Yimaling and Pingxingguan Tunnels. The two tunnels, respectively, at 7,032 m (23,071 ft) and 6,190 m (20,308 ft) in length, were longest and third longest railway tunnels in China at the time.^[3] Due to the mountainous terrain, the line has 120 tunnels that are collectively 97 km (60 mi) in length and 216 bridges that are collectively 20 km (12 mi) in length.^[4] The Cultural Revolution caused disruption and shortage of materials which delayed the completion of the railway, originally scheduled for 1970.^[2] The laying of tracks was completed on October 30, 1971.^[2] In 1973, the rail line officially entered into operations.^[1]

Rail connections

• Shijingshan South: Fengtai–Shacheng railway
• Yuanping: Datong–Puzhou railway

See also

• List of railways in China

References