Beijing–Qinhuangdao Railway

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      Beijing–Qinhuangdao Railway
      京秦铁路
      Overview
      Type Heavy rail
      System China Railways
      Status Active
      Termini Beijing
      Qinhuangdao
      Stations 9
      Operation
      Operator(s) China Railways
      Technical
      Line length 294 km (183 mi)
      Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
      Route map
      0 km Beijing
      to Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway
      5 km Beijing East
      to Jingbao and Fengsha Railways
      Shuangqiao
      to Beijing–Chengde Railway
      Tongzhou District
      36 km Yanjiao
      Mafang
      59 km Sanhe County
      to Datong–Qinhuangdao Railway
      entering Tianjin
      Ji County South
      to Tianjin–Ji County Railway
      entering Hebei
      117 km Yutian County
      Fuzhuangzi
      151 km Tangshan North
      to Tangshan–Zunhua Railway
      Yinchengpu
      to Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway
      Langwopu
      to Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway
      Shilangzhuang
      Shazihe
      Fushansi
      G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway
      Maliu
      Yanggezhuang
      208 km Luan County
      Luan County East
      Shimen[disambiguation needed]
      Jiulongshan
      249 km Changli County
      277 km Beidaihe District
      Nandasi
      to Jingshan and Daqin Railways
      Qinhuangdao
      to Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway

      The Beijing–Qinhuangdao Railway, also known as the Jingqin Line (simplified Chinese: 京秦铁路; traditional Chinese: 京秦鐵路; pinyin: jīngqín tiělù) is a branch railway which connects the capital of China, Beijing, with the coastal city of Qinhuangdao. The railway spans a total of 294 kilometres (183 mi) and has a total of nine stations in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province.

      History

      The Jingqin Railway was built from 1982 to 1985 with development assistance financing from Japan.[1]

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      Cities

      The railway passes through the following cities:

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      Connecting Railways

      After departing the Beijing Railway Station, the line branches off to form the Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway, a railway which ends at the Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao. Also in the urban area of Beijing, the line intersects with both Beijing–Baotou and Fengtai–Shacheng Railways. The line then breaks off again to form the Beijing–Chengde Railway to the north. The railway is also one of the three lines which comprise the Beijing–Harbin Railway. The Datong–Qinhuangdao Railway also intersects with the Beijing–Qinhuangdao line in Beijing.

      In Tianjin, the line crosses with the Tianjin–Ji County Railway. Then in Harbin the line intersects with the Tangshan–Zunhua Railway before crossing over a few times with the Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway. Finally, the two lines join together in Qinhuangdao to enter the Shanhaiguan District.

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      References

      1. ^ Lee 1984: 114, 137
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      See also


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      Last modified on 8 March 2013, at 14:48