Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway

The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway or Jiaoliu railway (simplified Chinese: 焦柳铁路; traditional Chinese: 焦柳鐵路; pinyin: jiāoliǔ tiělù), is a major trunkline railroad in China between Jiaozuo in central China and Liuzhou in southern China. The line is 1,639 km (1,018 mi) long and runs north–south through four provinces. The line was built between 1969 and 1978.

Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway
焦柳铁路
The Jiaoliu railway crosses the Yangtze River via the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge in Zhicheng, Hubei Province.
Overview
StatusActive
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)China Railway
Technical
Line length1,639 km (1,018 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2 (Yueshan–Shimenxian North)
  • 1 (Shimenxian North–Liuzhou)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map

km
link to Xinxiang–Yueshan railway to Xinxiang
link to Jiaozuo ring line
Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo ICR from Zhengzhou
Jiaozuo
link to Jiaozuo ring line
Yueshan (start of main line)
Taiyuan–Jiaozuo railway to Taiyuan, Datong
Qinyang
Qin
Houma–Yueshan railway to Yangcheng, Houma
Jiyuan
Luoyang Yellow River Bridge
Mengjin
Luoyang North
Longhai railway
Lanzhou
Lianyungang East
Luo
Guanlin
Luoyang–Yiyang railway
Longmen South
Ruzhou
line from Shilong
Baofeng
Mengmiao–Baofeng railway to Luohe
Lushan
Nanzhao
Nanyang
Nanjing–Xi'an railway
Xinfengzhen
Linchang
Dengzhou
Xiangyang–Chongqing railway
from Shiyan, Chongqing
Xiangyang North
Xiangyang
Yicheng
Jingmen
Jingmen South
Jingzhou–Shayang railway to Jingzhou
Dangyang
Yaqueling–Yichang railway to Yichang
Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge
Zhicheng
Lixian
Shimenxian North
Shimen–Changsha railway
to Changde, Changsha
Shimenxian
Cili
Zhangjiajie
Guzhang
Jishou
Shanghai–Kunming railway
Kunming
Shanghai South
Huaihua West
Qiancheng
Jingzhou
Guangzhou Group
Nanjing Group
Rong'an
Luoman
Liuzhou western ring line to Liuzhou South
Taiyangcun
Liuzhou (end of main line)
Liuzhou South
western ring line from Luoman, Hechi
Hunan–Guangxi railway to Nanning, Zhanjiang
km

Major cities along route include Jiaozuo, Jiyuan, Luoyang, Nanyang and Dengzhou in Henan Province; Xiangyang and Jingmen in Hubei Province; Shimen, Zhangjiajie, Jishou and Huaihua in Hunan Province and Liuzhou in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.

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