The Taiyuan–Jiaozuo or Taijiao railway (), is a major trunkline
railroad
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in
northern China
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. The railway is named after its terminal cities,
Taiyuan
Taiyuan; Mandarin pronunciation: (Jin Chinese, Taiyuan Jin: /tʰai˦˥ ye˩˩/) is the capital of Shanxi, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base foc ...
in
Shanxi Province and
Jiaozuo
Jiaozuo ( zh, s= , p=Jiāozuò ; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Henan province, China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to th ...
in
Henan Province
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. The line, in length, lies mainly in Shanxi, running from Taiyuan in the center of the province to
Jincheng in the southeast corner.
Jiaozuo is just across the southern border from Shanxi in northern Henan. The Taijiao railway was built from 1970 to 1978.
[ Major cities and towns along route include Taiyuan, Yuci, ]Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,61 ...
, Changzhi
Changzhi ( zh, s=长治) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas ( ...
and Jincheng.
Rail connections
*Taiyuan
Taiyuan; Mandarin pronunciation: (Jin Chinese, Taiyuan Jin: /tʰai˦˥ ye˩˩/) is the capital of Shanxi, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base foc ...
: Datong–Puzhou railway, Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway
*Changzhi
Changzhi ( zh, s=长治) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas ( ...
: Handan–Changzhi railway, Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway
*Jiaozuo
Jiaozuo ( zh, s= , p=Jiāozuò ; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Henan province, China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to th ...
: ( Yueshan station): Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway
The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway or Jiaoliu railway (), is a major trunkline railroad in China between Jiaozuo in central China and Liuzhou in southern China. The line is long and runs north–south through four provinces.(Chinese焦柳铁路简 ...
, Xinxiang–Yueshan railway
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See also
* List of railways in China
* Taiyuan–Jiaozuo high-speed railway
References
Railway lines in China
Rail transport in Henan
Rail transport in Shanxi
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