Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway
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Liuzhou–Nanning intercity railway is a high-speed railway in South-Western China. It connects the provincial capital of
Nanning Nanning; is the capital of the Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, southern China. It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning ...
to the north east of
Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
province. It also connects with the Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway, allowing for diverse connections with distant destinations, such as
Wuhan Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...
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, and
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History

Construction commenced in 2009 and was completed in mid 2013. It was opened for service on 28 December 2013. It is part of a network of railways that opened on the same day, connecting Nanning to
Beihai Beihai (; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of internati ...
on the coast.


Route

The route has a designed maximum speed of .


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liuzhou-Nanning Intercity Railway High-speed railway lines in China Railway lines opened in 2013 25 kV AC railway electrification