Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway
Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan Section 青太高速铁路石太段 | |
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Overview | |
Type | High-speed rail |
Locale | China |
Operation | |
Opened | April 1, 2009 |
Owner | China Railway |
Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
Technical | |
Line length | 189 km (117 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 50 Hz, 25,000 V |
Operating speed | 350 km/h (220 mph) |
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Line length: | 189 km (117 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge: | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum speed: | 250 km/h (155 mph) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legend
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The Shitai Passenger Railway (simplified Chinese: 石太客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石太客運專線; pinyin: Shí-Tài Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 190-kilometre long (120 mi) high-speed railway in China, running from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan at 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph). The railway opened on April 1, 2009.[1]
The railway crosses the Taihang mountain range in Taihang Tunnel, which, at almost 28 kilometres (17 mi) long, is (as of 2010) the longest railway tunnel in China.
History
- June 11, 2005: Construction of this line began.
- December 22, 2007: Taihang Mountain Tunnel (a total length of 27.8 km) was broken through. [2]
- December 25, 2008: TISCO Bridge was completed, bringing the Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan PDL more than a week ahead of the scheduled construction time with all track laying completed.[3]
- January 1, 2009: the official opening.[4]
- February 18, 2009: EMU test car running.[5]
- April 1, 2009: EMU put into formal operation.[6]
Services
The Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway is used by G- and D-series trains. Initially, they mostly ran just between Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang. With the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, which runs through Shijiazhuang, in December 2012, almost all of these trains have been extended beyond Shijiazhuang: most of them now continue north to Beijing, while some go south, to Wuhan, Guangzhou, and other points along the line.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Dingding, Xin (25 March 2009). "High-speed rails to slash travel time". China Daily. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ 我国最长山岭隧道石太客运专线太行山隧道贯通
- ↑ 石太客运专线昨晚实现了全线贯通
- ↑ 开往2009年的快铁——山西石太客运专线今日通车
- ↑ 山西:石太客运专线动车组试验车2月18日试运行
- ↑ 石太客运专线今运营
- ↑ Taiyuan schedule (Chinese)