Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway

Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway
Overview
Native name益湛铁路
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway China Railway
LocaleHunan, Guangxi, Guangdong
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Technical
Line length951 km (591 mi)
Number of tracks
  • Loudi–Shaoyang: 2
  • elsewhere: 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Operating speed
  • Loudi–Shaoyang: 200 km/h (120 mph)
  • elsewhere: 140 km/h (87 mph)
Maximum incline1.5%
Route map

km
Yiyang
Yiyang East
Doulipu
Nijiangkou
Huishangang
Hengshi
Laoliangcang
Qingshanqiao
Hutian
Loudi
Loudi West
Chayuan
Shuangbanqiao
Hongshandian
Shuangfeng North
Shuanglian
Jinjia
Santangpu
Jinxingpu
Lianqiao
Shaodong
Niumasi
Fanjiashan
Shuangqing
Shaoyang
Lijiachong
Tangdukou
Baicang
Yijiangqiao
Luhongshi
Yongzhou
Nanmutang
Lingling
Fujiaqiao
Shuangpai
Shangrenli
Baiguocun
Lijiaping
Daozhou
Jiangyong
Qiaotoupu
Jianghua
Dalupu
Hongtang
Fuli
Fuchuan
Jingshan
Zhongshan
Hezhou
Hejie
Zhangtandao
Leshan
Xindou
Shiqiao North
Longtian
Wangfu
Wuzhou North
Wuzhou
Kongliang
Yannan
Fuyong
Luotong
Cenxi North
Cenxi
Maluwei
Maluwei–Yulin railway to Yulin
Xinyi
Gaozhou
Maoming East
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The Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway or Yizhan railway (Chinese: 益湛铁路; pinyin: Yìzhàn tiělù), is a railway in China between Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong. The line was built at the beginning of the 21st century as the southern part of a rail corridor called the Luozhan railway running from Luoyang to Zhanjiang. The Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway runs for 951 km (591 mi). There are also branches to Santangpu and Shuangqing) between Yiyang and Maoming East. The part of the line between Loudi and Shaoyang is electrified and has two tracks.

History

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Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway was built as part of the Luozhan rail corridor, which runs through four provinces and one autonomous region—Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong—and is designed to facilitate the shipment of goods from the Chinese interior to the Port of Zhanjiang. The rail corridor was proposed in 1999 and is a combination of pre-existing railways and new railway sections built as part of the new route. The new railway sections filled a gap in the railway network of South Central China between the Beijing-Guangzhou and Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railways. The Luozhan line is composed of seven sections, consisting of three pre-existing railways built prior to 1999, and four new railway sections built for the Luozhan line. From Luoyang, the line follows the pre-existing Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Shimen in northern Hunan Province. From Shimen, the line follows the pre-existing Shimen–Changsha railway through Changde to Yiyang, in north central Hunan.

A single-track and non-electrified line with construction starting in December 2000 and opened between Yiyang and Shaoyang in July 2006.[1][2] From Yongzhou, a new, 566 km (352 mi) railway to Yulin in eastern Guangxi Autonomous Region via Lingling, Dao County, Jianghua, Fuchuan, Zhongshan County, Hezhou, Wuzhou, Cenxi, Rong County (Guangxi) and Beiliu, was built from December 2004 to July 2009.[3][4][5]

From Yulin, the Luozhan line, as originally planned, follows the pre-existing Litang–Zhanjiang railway to Zhanjiang, in southwestern Guangdong Province. Subsequently a more direct route was built to Zhanjiang in eastern Guangxi via Cenxi, just north of Yulin, and Maoming. From Cenxi, a 151.83 km (94 mi) single-track electrified section to Maoming in neighboring Guangdong via Xinyi and Gaozhou opened on January 3, 2011.[6] From Maoming, a 103 km (64 mi) section to Zhanjiang, opened on December 28, 2013.[7]

The section between Loudi and Shaoyang was rebuilt as a two-track, electrified railway and opened on 6 January 2016.[8]

Rail connections

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "聚焦洛湛铁路湖南段顺利开通旅客列车". pep.com.cn (in Chinese). January 1, 2006.
  2. ^ "洛湛铁路湖南段正式开通旅客列车 总投资41.5亿". 长沙晚报 (in Chinese). January 2, 2006.
  3. ^ Xinhua (April 6, 2010). "洛湛铁路近期有看全线提速 时速120公里". cqdft.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "国家重点工程洛湛铁路永州至玉林段开工建设". Xinhua (in Chinese). October 24, 2005. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "洛湛铁路永州至玉林段9月9日正式开通客车". Xinhua (in Chinese). September 4, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "洛湛铁路岑茂段(岑溪-茂名)全线开通". 21jn.net (in Chinese). January 3, 2011. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "广东西部沿海高铁首段——茂湛铁路开通运营". jfdaily.com (in Chinese). December 28, 2013. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "娄邵高铁今日开通运营 纳入长沙"1小时经济圈"" [The Lou-Shao high-speed railway opened today and was included in Changsha's "1-hour economic circle"]. 新华网. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2022.