Nanjing–Tongling railway or Ningtong railway (), is a
single-track railroad
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in
eastern China
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between
Nanjing
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yang ...
in
Jiangsu Province
Jiangsu is a coastal province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the third smallest, but the fifth most populous, with a population of 84. ...
and
Tongling in
Anhui Province. The line is long. Major towns along route include Nanjing,
Maanshan,
Wuhu
Wuhu () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province of China, province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the n ...
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
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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 bank of the Yangtze beyond Tongling all the way to
Jiujiang
Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang and Kew-Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level ...
in
Jiangxi
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Province. As of late 2012, published schedules show direct services from Nanjing to
Nanchang
Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strate ...
and points south and west.
It is now also possible to travel from Shanghai to Chongqing, the capital of R.O.C. between 1937-1945, by train via Shanghai–Nanjing railway, Nanjing–Wuhu–Tongling railway, Tongling–Jiujiang railway, Jiujiang–Wuhan railway, Wuhan–Yichang railway, and Yichang–Chongqing railway. This railway group has become the most important Yangzi River railway system which is along the bank of Yangzi River and across middle part of China from eastern to western parts.
It is proposed to reroute the line in the suburbs of Nanjing to run via
Nanjing South railway station through a double-track and electrified section, partly in tunnel. The easement of the old line would be used for an extension of
line 8 of the
Nanjing Metro
The Nanjing Metro is a rapid transit system serving the List of administrative divisions of Nanjing, urban and suburban districts of Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China.
Proposals for a metro system ...
.
Rail connections
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Nanjing
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yang ...
:
Beijing–Shanghai railway
The Beijing–Shanghai railway or Jinghu railway () is a railway line between Beijing and Shanghai.
The line has a total length of and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, ...
,
Nanjing–Qidong railway,
Nanjing–Xi'an railway,
Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway
The Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway or Huning intercity railway () is a -long high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. and are shorthand Chinese names for Shanghai and Nanjing, respectively. T ...
,
Hefei–Nanjing passenger railway
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Wuhu
Wuhu () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province of China, province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the n ...
:
Anhui–Jiangxi railway
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Tongling:
Tongling–Jiujiang railway
See also
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List of railways in China
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Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway, a high-speed railway running on a parallel route
References
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Railway lines in China
Rail transport in Anhui
Rail transport in Jiangsu