The Jinzhou–Chengde railway is a passenger and freight

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. It is used by trains carrying

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from

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to ports in

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for export.

History

A new double-tracked section between Yebaishou station in

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and Chaoyang South station in

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was opened on 24 December 2019, bypassing the original single-track alignment. The section between Jinzhou and Chaoyang South was also upgraded. The intermediate stations Zhoujiatun, Nanling, Beipao South, Nenjia, Dayingzi, and Dongdadao were closed as part of the project, which saw the line speed increased from to .

Incident

On 12 April 2020, a passenger train travelling at from Chifeng South to

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derailed in

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. No casualties were reported, and the line was reopened the following day.

References

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