Datong–Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway
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The Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, also known as the Dazhang passenger dedicated line (), is a
high-speed railway High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated railway track, tracks. While there is ...
connecting
Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou (), also known as Kalgan and by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province in Northern China, bordering Beijing to the southeast, Inner Mongolia to the north and west, and Shanxi to the southwest ...
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Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...
province (eastern terminus) and
Datong Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province, China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population o ...
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Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...
province (western terminus). The main line is approximately long and includes five stations. It connects to the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway at Zhangjiakou station and shares tracks with the Huzhang Passenger Dedicated Line between Zhangjiakou station and Huai'an station. The line diverges at Huai'an Station and connects to the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway at Datong South. It forms part of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong–Taiyuan branch of the Beijing–Kunming corridor.


History

Commissioning and testing began on 13 September 2019, and operations started on 30 December 2019.


References

Route map Legend Beijing–Baotou railway & Beijing–Zhangjiakou ICR to Beijing North Zhangjiakou Beijing–Baotou railway to Baotou & Zhangjiakou–Jining railway to Jining South Huai'an Zhangjiakou–Hohhot HSR to Hohhot East Beijing–Baotou railway to Beijing North Tianzhen Beijing–Baotou railway to Baotou Yanggao South Jining–Datong–Yuanping HSR to Ulanqab Datong South Taishancun line station Datong–Yuanping HSR to Yuanping West Hanjialing–Yuanping railway to Hanjialing Daluxinzhuang line station Hanjialing–Yuanping railway to Yuanping This diagram: view talk edit Beijing–Baotou railway & Beijing–Zhangjiakou ICR to Beijing North Zhangjiakou Beijing–Baotou railway to Baotou & Zhangjiakou–Jining railway to Jining South Huai'an Zhangjiakou–Hohhot HSR to Hohhot East Beijing–Baotou railway to Beijing North Tianzhen Beijing–Baotou railway to Baotou Yanggao South Jining–Datong–Yuanping HSR to Ulanqab Datong South Taishancun line station Datong–Yuanping HSR to Yuanping West Hanjialing–Yuanping railway to Hanjialing Daluxinzhuang line station Hanjialing–Yuanping railway to Yuanping, Beijing–Baotou railway & Beijing–Zhangjiakou ICR, Beijing–Baotou railway to Baotou & Zhangjiakou–Jining railway to Jining South. {{DEFAULTSORT:Datong-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway High-speed railway lines in China Rail transport in Shanxi Rail transport in Hebei Railway lines opened in 2019 25 kV AC railway electrification