Fengtai–Shacheng railway

The Fengtai–Shacheng railway or Fengsha railway (simplified Chinese: 丰沙铁路; traditional Chinese: 豐沙鐵路; pinyin: Fēngshā Tiělù) is a dual-track, electrified, railway in northern China. The Fengtai–Shacheng railway runs 105 km (65 mi) from Fengtai District in western Beijing Municipality to Shacheng Town in Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province.[1] The line passes through Beijing's Fengtai, Shijingshan and Mentougou Districts, and Huailai County in Zhangjiakou City, northern Hebei. The original single track line was built from 1952 to 1955.[1] The second track was added in 1972.[1] The line was electrified in 1984.[1]

Fengtai–Shacheng railway
The K729 train on the Fengsha railway in Mentougou District, Beijing
Overview
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Technical
Line length121 km (75 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead
Operating speed60–80 km/h (37–50 mph)
Route map

km
0
Beijing
7
Beijing South
Beijing West
17
Beijing Fengtai
25
Shijingshan South
Shijingshan Tunnel
Yangmachang
Yangsan
37
Sanjiadian
connection to  1  to Gaojing
Jingmen Railway from Mentougou
Northwestern Ring Railway to Shahe
43
Xiehejian
repeated crossings of Jingmen Railway
Jingmen Railway from Mentougou
50
Luopoling
Jingmen Railway to Muchengjian
53
Anjiazhuang
60
Yanchi
separation of up track and down track
69
Zhuwo East
69
Zhuwo
79
Yanhecheng West
79
Yanhecheng
84
Youzhou East
84
Youzhou
91
Jiuzhuangwo West
91
Jiuzhuangwo
Lanheba loading point
102
Guanting West
102
Guanting
tracks come together
111
Xingjiabu
121
Shacheng
Shayu Railway to Cuijiazhai
Where the tracks are separated, distances are measured on the original
track. Distances on the other track (which has stations with appended
directions) officially have the same chainage as the station they are
named after although they may be several km apart.

Line description edit

 
A bridge across the Yongding River.

The Fengsha railway runs up the Yongding River Valley from Fengtai District in southwest Beijing through the Taihang Mountains and across the Guanting Reservoir to Shacheng, on the Beijing–Baotou railway.[1] The line crosses the Yongding River eight times through rugged terrain and has 67 tunnels and 81 bridges in all.[1] The shortest tunnel, No. 056, just 19.8 m (65 ft) in length, is the shortest standard gauge rail tunnel in China.

 
An 8K locomotive on the Fengsha line at the Luopoling railway station

The famous late Qing Dynasty railway engineer Zhan Tianyou considered routing the Beijing–Zhangjiakou railway through the Yongding River Valley, but abandoned the approach due to high construction costs.[1][2] The line was built in 1952 as an alternative route to Beijing–Baotou railway for the shipment of coal from Shanxi.[1] The Fengtai–Shacheng railway avoids the steep incline at Nankou on the Beijing–Baotou railway.[2] A marble stele by the entrance to Tunnel No. 1 near Liuliqu Village commemorates the 108 soldiers who died building the initial line.[1]

Rail connections edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "丰沙铁路". Worlduc.com (in Chinese). 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "丰沙铁路(1955)". China Digital Science and Technology Museum (in Chinese).