Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway

Railway line in China

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
Owner| China Railway
Locale| Shanxi and Ningxia
Termini|

* Taiyuan South
* Zhongwei

Stations| 37
Service
Type| Class 1 main line
Operator(s)| China Railway: Taiyuan Group, Xi'an Group, Lanzhou Group
History
Opened| January 11, 2011
Technical
Line length| 945 km (587 mi)
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification| 50 Hz, 25,000 V
Operating speed| 160 km/h (99 mph)

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|  |  Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan HSR from Shijiazhuang
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|  |  Datong–Xi'an HSR from Datong South
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| Taiyuan South
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|  |  Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway to Shijiazhuang
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|  |  Datong–Xi'an HSR to Xi'an North
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|  |  Taiyuan southwest ring line
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| Qingxu
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| Jiaocheng
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| Wenshui
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| Fenyang
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|  | Lüliangshan tunnel

(20,785 m）

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|  | Wucheng
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|  | Lishi tunnel

(10,236 m)

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185

| Lüliang
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| Dawu
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|  | Chegan tunnel

(11,818 m)

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|  | Sanjiao
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|  | Linjiaping／Qidao
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|  | Qikou／Renjiagou
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|  | Mengmen／Linxian
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210km

| Liulin South
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|  | Wubu Yellow River bridge

(866 m)

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236

| Wubu
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|  | Wubu tunnel

(12,310 m)

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|  |  Baotou–Xi'an railway from Xi'an
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274

| Suide
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|  |  Baotou–Xi'an railway to Baotou
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304

| Zizhou
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|  | Hengshan tunnel

(11,448 m)

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|  | Xingwangmao tunnel

(11,055 m)

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415

| Jingbian
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520

| Dingbian
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623

| Taiyangshan
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|  | Yanchi
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670

| Hongshibu
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|  | Lingwu
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|  |  Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR from Yinchuan
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702

| Zhongning East
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|  |  Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR to Zhongwei South
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|  | Yongning Yellow River bridge (3,942 m)
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|  | Zhongning Yellow River bridge (4,423 m)
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|  |  Baotou–Lanzhou railway from Baotou
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|  | Yinchuan
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724

| Huangyangwan
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|  |  Baoji–Zhongwei railway from Baoji
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751

| Zhongwei
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|  |  Baotou–Lanzhou railway to Lanzhou
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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.

## Routing

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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

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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

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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

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* Taiyuan: Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway, Taiyuan–Jiaozuo railway, Shitai passenger railway
* Liulin:Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway
* Suide:Shenmu–Yan'an railway
* Zhongwei:Baotou–Lanzhou railway
* Yichuan:Baotou–Lanzhou railway

## References

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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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Public transportation in Ningxia (NX)

Yinchuan Metro|

| Under planning|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4

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CR Major railways|

| In operation|

* Baolan
* Taizhongyin

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Transportation hubs|

|  Int'l airports|

* Yinchuan Hedong (INC)

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Railway stations|

* Yinchuan (YIJ)
* Huinong (HMJ)
* Shizuishan (QQJ)
* Zhongwei (ZWJ)
* Gantang (GNJ)

* China: AH
* BJ
* CQ
* FJ
* GD/HK/MO
* GS
* GX
* GZ
* HA
* HB
* HE
* HI
* HL
* HN
* JL
* JS
* JX
* LN
* NM
* NX
* QH
* SC
* SD
* SH
* SN
* SX
* TJ
* XJ
* XZ
* YN
* ZJ

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* t
* e

Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor

Qingdao–Jinan|

| 250 km/h route|

* Qingdao
* Qingdao North
* Loushan
* Jiaozhou North
* Gaomi
* Xiashan
* Weifang
* Changle
* Qingzhoushi
* Linzi
* Zibo
* Zhoucun East
* Zhangqiu
* Daminghu
* Jinan

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350 km/h route|

* Hongdao
* Qingdao Airport
* Jiaozhou North
* Gaomi North
* Weifang North
* Qingzhoushi North
* Linzi North
* Zibo North
* Zouping
* Zhangqiu North
* Jinan East

Jinan-Shijiazhuang|

* Jinan East
* (Jinan West -) Qihe
* Yucheng East
* Pingyuan East
* Dezhou East
* Jingzhou
* Hengshui North
* Xinji South
* Gaocheng South
* Shijiazhuang East
* Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan|

* Shijiazhuang (Shijiazhuang North \- Shijiazhuang West -)
* Huolu
* Jingxing North
* Yangquan North
* Donglingjing
* Taiyuan East
* Taiyuan

Taiyuan–Zhongwei/Yinchuan|

| Taiyuan–Zhongwei|

* Taiyuan
* Taiyuan South
* Zhongding Logistics Park
* Qingxu
* Jiaocheng
* Wenshui
* Fenyang
* Zhujiagou
* Wuchengzhen
* Lüliang
* Liulin South
* Wubao
* Yihezhen
* Suide
* Zizhou
* Weijialou
* Baoqu
* Yangqiaopan
* Jingbian
* Ningtiaoliang
* Anbianzhen
* Dingbian
* Geng'erzhuang
* Banyao
* Hongliugou
* Hongjingzi
* Dashuikeng
* Zhuxinzhuang
* Wangshuitang
* Laoyanchi
* Taiyangshan
* Honggouyao
* Shuitao
* Maotoudun
* Hongsibao
* Xiaoyanchi
* Shuangjingzi
* Zhongning East
* Panying
* Huangyangwan
* Liujiazhuang
* Zhongwei

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Lüliang–Linxian branch|

* Lüliang
* Xishuba
* Lüliang North
* Sanjiao East
* Linxian

Dingbian–Yinchuan|

* Dingbian
* Wang'ergou
* Dougou
* Yanchi
* Tianjizhang
* Niumaojing
* Jijiaquan
* Gaoshawo
* Hezhuangzi
* Meihuajing
* Ningdong South
* Yuejiagou
* Lingwu
* Nongchang
* Yongningxian
* Xianfeng
* Yinchuan South
* Yinchuan

Ningdong connection|

* Ningdong South
* Ningdong
* Lingwu

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