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Lujiang–Tongling Railway
The Lujiang–Tongling railway is a single-track railway in China. The combined passenger and freight line is long and has a design speed of . Passive provision was provided for electrification and a speed increase to . It was built to transport freight, particularly coal and minerals. History Construction began on 23 July 2014. The railway opened to freight on 29 December 2018. Passenger services began on 18 March 2019. Route The line parts from the Hefei–Jiujiang railway south of Lujiang and heads east. There are two intermediate passenger stations: Longqiao and Wuwei South. The line subsequently heads south and crosses the Yangtze via the Tongling Yangtze River Road-railway Bridge, which it shares with the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. The line ends at Zhongming, where it meets the Nanjing–Tongling railway Nanjing–Tongling railway or Ningtong railway (), is a single-track railroad in eastern China between Nanjing in Jiangsu Province and Tongling in Anhui Provin ...
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Heavy Rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ...
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ...
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Lujiang Railway Station
Lujiang County () is a county of Anhui Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei, the capital of Anhui. It is the southernmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital, Hefei. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Lujiang County is located in Lucheng Town. Lujiang County has jurisdiction over 17 towns. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Lujiang area was the location of the minor State of Shu (舒) Shu () was an ancient state in what is now Sichuan Province. It was based on the Chengdu Plain, in the western Sichuan basin with some extension northeast to the upper Han River valley. To the east was the Ba tribal confederation. Further east .... Administrative divisions Lujiang County is divided to 17 towns. ;Towns Climate References External links County-level divisions of Anhui Hefei {{Hefei-geo-stub ...
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Wuwei South Railway Station
Wuwei may refer to: Philosophy * Wu wei (), Chinese philosophical concept from Confucianism and an important concept in Chinese statecraft and Taoism Places * Wuwei, Gansu (), prefecture-level city *Wuwei, Anhui (), Wuhu, Anhui People * Wuwei Chanyu (), chanyu of the Xiongnu empire *Princess Wuwei (), also known as Princess Tuoba, daughter of Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei in ancient China *Princess Wuwei (), daughter of Juqu Mujian and Princess Tuoba in ancient China See also *Wu Wei (other) ''Wu wei'' () is an ancient Chinese concept literally meaning "inexertion", "inaction", or "effortless action". ''Wu wei'' emerged in the Spring and Autumn period, and from Confucianism, to become an important concept in Chinese statecraft and Ta ...
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Tongling Yangtze River Road-railway Bridge
Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan) is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,311,726 inhabitants whom 842,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts. The asteroid 12418 Tongling was named after the city. Geography Tongling is located in southern Anhui on the southern (right) bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with latitude ranging from 30° 45' 12" to 31° 07' 56" N and longitude ranging from 117° 42' 00" to 118° 10' 06" E; the maximal north–south extent is , and the greatest east–west width is . It borders Fanchang County to the southeast, Qingyang County and Nanling County to the south, Guichi District of Chizhou to the southwest, and, northwest across the Yangtze, Wuwei County and Zongyang County. Climate Administration The pr ...
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Nanjing–Tongling Railway
Nanjing–Tongling railway or Ningtong railway (), is a single-track railroad in eastern China between Nanjing in Jiangsu Province and Tongling in Anhui Province. The line is long. Major towns along route include Nanjing, Maanshan, Wuhu and Tongling. With the opening of the parallel Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway in 2015, the line is mostly used for freight traffic. Line description The line follows the southern bank of the Yangtze River from Nanjing to Tongling. The eastern third of the line was built in 1935 as the Nanjing–Wuhu railway and the western two-thirds from Wuhu to Tongling was completed in 1968. In 2010, a second track was proposed for the Nanjing to Wuhu section. However, according to the latest news, this railway will remain single track but will be electrified, which will enable freight trains to carry more goods but not improve the average speed on the line. The opening of the Tongling–Jiujiang railway in 2008, extended the line along the southern ...
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Railway Lines In China
The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in China. For the high-speed network, see List of high-speed railway lines in China. North–south direction Beijing-Harbin Corridor * Jingqin Railway; Beijing-Qinhuangdao 京秦线 *Jingshan Railway; Beijing-Shanhaiguan 京山线 * Shenshan Railway; Shenyang-Shanhaiguan 沈山线 * Qinshen Passenger Railway; Qinhuangdao-Shenyang 秦沈客运专线 *Changda Railway; Changchun-Dalian 长大线 *Changbin Railway; Changchun-Harbin 长滨线 *Binzhou Railway; Harbin-Manzhouli 滨洲线 In passenger rail service, Jingshan Railway, Shenshan Railway, Changda Railway, Changda Railway, Changchun-Shenyang Portion and Changbin Railway are collectively called Jingha Railway (Beijing-Harbin). East Coast *Changda Railway; Changchun-Dalian 长大线, Shenyang-Dalian Portion (沈大段) *Yanda Railway Ferry 烟大铁路轮渡 * Lanyan Railway; Lancun-Yantai 蓝烟线 * Jiaoxin Railway; Jiaozhou- Xinyi 胶新线 *Xinyi–Ch ...
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