- Longhai Railway
The Longhai railway is China's east-west railway artery. It starts from
Lianyungang ofJiangsu Province and ends atLanzhou ofGansu province , running throughJiangsu ,Anhui ,Henan ,Shaanxi , andGansu provinces, covering a total length of 1,759 km.History
The construction of the section from
Kaifeng toLuoyang started in 1904, and was completed in 1910.Since then, the line extension eastward to
Xuzhou was completed in 1916, toHaizhou in 1925, and toLianyungang in 1934. The westbound extension project toLingbao was completed in 1927, to Xi'an in 1935, toBaoji in 1936, andTianshui in 1945.The
Tianshui toLanzhou section broke ground in April 1950 and was completed in July 1953. At this time, the complete line of the Longhai Railway opened to the public.From 1956 to 1970, the section between
Zhengzhou toBaoji was upgraded to the dual-track line.During the same time, the line nearSanmenxia was re-routed due to the Sanmenxia Reservoir Project.Zhengzhou toShangqiu section was converted to dual-track in 1980.List of major cities passing through
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Jiangsu Province ():Lianyungang (),Xuzhou ()
*Anhui Province ():Huaibei ()
*Henan Province ():Shangqiu (),Kaifeng (),Zhengzhou (),Luoyang (),Sanmenxia ()
*Shaanxi Province ():Weinan (),Xi'an (),Xianyang (),Baoji ()
*Gansu Province ():Tianshui (),Dingxi (),Lanzhou ()Other railways intersecting with Longhai railway
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Jinpu Railway 津浦铁路 (section ofJinghu Railway 京沪铁路): atXuzhou (徐州)
*Jingjiu Railway 京九铁路: atShangqiu (商丘)
*Jingguang Railway 京广铁路: atZhengzhou (郑州)
*Jiaozhi Railway 焦枝铁路: atLuoyang (洛阳)
*NanTongpu Railway 南同蒲铁路: atTongguan (潼关)
*Xikang Railway 西康铁路: atXi'an (西安)
*Baocheng Railway 宝成铁路: atBaoji (宝鸡)Current status
The Railway line is the principal line between China's east and west, and one of the busiest railway in China. It has dual tracks throughout the whole line, and the lines between
Xuzhou andLanzhou has been electrified.ee also
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Rail transport in the People's Republic of China
*List of railways in China
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