Taizicheng–Xilinhot Railway ( zh, 太锡铁路) is a railway line under construction in northern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, connecting Taizicheng, a town in

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 ...

Hebei Province 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 ...

, to Xilinhot, the seat of

Xilingol League Xilingol League (also transliterated as Xilin Gol or Shiliin Gol; zh, s= ; , , , ) is one of the 3 Leagues of China, leagues of Inner Mongolia. The seat is Xilinhot, and the area is . The Leagues of China, league's economy is based on mining an ...

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...

. The line is designed to enhance connectivity between the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Inner Mongolian steppe. The project began on 8 December 2022 and is scheduled for completion by June 2026, with a planned construction period of 1,278 days. The line is approximately long and is built to support electrified trains operating at speeds of up to 160 km/h. As of early 2024, civil engineering, electrification, and station works along the Zhenglan Banner–Xilinhot section had progressed significantly. Construction paused during the winter season and resumed in April 2024.

Route

Upon completion, the line will reduce travel time between

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

and Xilinhot to approximately 4.5 hours. It will also improve access to

Hohhot Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the Capital (political), capital of Inner Mongolia in the North China, north of the China, People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrativ ...

, the capital of Inner Mongolia, and promote regional integration and tourism in the grassland areas of Xilingol. The railway passes through a series of counties and banners in Hebei and Inner Mongolia, including: * Taizicheng, Hebei *

Chicheng County Chicheng (), or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is . The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, i ...

* Guyuan County, Hebei * Fengning Manchu Autonomous County * Duolun County *

Zhenglan Banner Plain Blue Banner ( Mongolian: , ; zh, s=正蓝旗), alternatively Zhenglan Banner in Chinese or Xulun Hoh Banner in Mongolian, is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Hebei province to the south. It is under the administration of Xilin ...

* Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia The new station in

(正蓝旗站) was structurally completed and opened for limited operations in September 2023.{{cite web , title=太锡铁路正蓝旗站顺利开通 , url=https://news.global-ce.com/n/202211/16/118820.html , publisher=Global Construction Equipment , language=zh , date=2023-11-16 , access-date=2025-04-16

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Railway lines in China Railway lines under construction Transport in Inner Mongolia Transport in Hebei