Hanjialing–Yuanping railway

The Hanjialing–Yuanping railway, also known as the Hanyuan Railway (Chinese: 韩原铁路; pinyin: Hán yuán tiělù), also known as the North Tongpu four-track railway, is a north–south railway located in Shanxi Province. It is the northern part of the Datong–Puzhou railway (Tongpu railway) running from Yuanping in the south to the Datong–Qinhuangdao railway at Hanjialing. The line is a national class I double-track, electrified railway with a total length of 153 kilometres and a design speed of 160 kilometres per hour, built entirely with heavy-duty track. The whole line opened for freight traffic on 25 February 2014[1] and passenger services commenced on March 29 of the same year.[2] Construction of two extra tracks was completed on 1 May 2019.[3]

Hanjialing–Yuanping railway
韩原铁路
Overview
Other name(s)Hanyuan railway
StatusIn operation
LocaleShanxi
TerminiHanjialing
Yuanping
Service
TypeClass Ⅰ railway
SystemChina Railway
Operator(s)China Railway Taiyuan Group
History
Opened25 February 2014
Technical
Line length153 km (95 mi)
CharacterPassenger and freight
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius3,500 m (11,500 ft), 2,800 m (9,200 ft) in difficult areas
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) with capacity to increase to 200 km/h (120 mph)
Maximum incline0.6%
Route map

km
Datong
Yungang branch
Pingwang
Kouquan branch
Hanjialing
Mizhuang crossing loop
Dayuan HSR
Huairen East
Yingxian
Shanyin
Shuoshan Railway
Shuozhou
Xiaguanyuan
Yuanping West
Xuegu
Yuanping
Tongpu Railway to Fenglingdu

Considering actual needs and economic benefits, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the Datong-Xi'an railway project plan ("The National Development and Reform Commission's Response in relation to the Feasibility Study Report for the New Datong-Xi'an Railway") in 2009,[4] allowing the construction of third and fourth tracks for passenger traffic from Datong to Yuanping next to the North Tongpu Railway, then under construction. The additional tracks were opened next to the original Hanyuan Railway in 2019 to connect with the new Dazhang high-speed railway.[5]

References

  1. "韩原线通车,大秦续写传奇" [Hanyuan Line opened to traffic, Daqin continued to write legends] (in Chinese). China Railway. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "韩原铁路客运线开通 太原到大同缩短至3个多小时" [Hanyuan Railway Passenger Line opened from Taiyuan to Datong shortened to more than 3 hours]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. "韩原线要开动车了!开启逛吃模式" [Hanwon Line is about to drive! Open shopping mode] (in Chinese). China Railway. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. "高铁出雁门??写在大原客专开工建设之际" [High-speed rail commences] (in Chinese). Shanxi Daily. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. "通号工程局集团贯通京张、大张和大西高铁" [CRSC Group runs through Jingzhang, Dazhang and Daxi High Speed Rail] (in Chinese). 通号工程局集团有限公司天津分公司. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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