Jiaozhou–Xinyi_railway

Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway

Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway

Railway line in China

The Jiaozhou−Xinyi railway (simplified Chinese: 胶新铁路; traditional Chinese: 膠新鐵路; pinyin: Jiāoxīn Tiělù) is a north–south railway that connects the cities of Jiaozhou in Shandong Province and Xinyi in Jiangsu Province, China. The line is 306.6 kilometres (190.5 mi) long and was built from 2001 to 2003.[1] Major towns and cities along route include Jiaozhou, Gaomi, Zhucheng, Wulian, Ju County, Tancheng and Linyi in Shandong and Xinyi in Jiangsu.[2]

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In May 2013, construction on a 20.3 kilometres (12.6 mi) long branch from Meijiabu station (south of Linyi) to Linshu started.[3] Operation began on 16 December 2015. The branch has a line speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    (Chinese) "胶新铁路成为中国第一条一次建成的'绿色铁路'" 2005-01-10
  2. [2]
    (Chinese) "胶新铁路简介" Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "山东沂沭铁路开工建设 正线全长约20.3公里_新华网山东频道". 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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    "临沭也通铁路了 临沂至临沭铁路货运专线开通_中国山东网_临沂". linyi.sdchina.com. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

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