- Daqin Railway
Daqing Railway, operated by
Daqin Railway Company Limited , is a 653km coal-transport railway in northChina built during1985 to1992 . It starts from the coal mines inDatong ,Shanxi province , passingShanxi ,Hebei ,Beijing ,Tianjin and ends atQinghuangdao port inHebei province , China's largest coal port. This railway serves as a major channel for transporting coal produced inShanxi ,Shaanxi andInner Mongolia to south China and is the largest coal haul railway in China. It is an electrifieddouble track heavy haul railway with few passenger train services. Currently, the largest freight train unit operated in this railway is 20000 tonnes, the largest in China. [ Daqin Railway starts running heavy-loading train [http://tech.hebei.com.cn/node2/english/hbxw/userobject1ai425901.html] ] It transported 150 million tonnes freight in 2004, 200 million tonnes in 2005, 250 million tonnes in 2006 [ Daqin railway achieved full-year target of 250m tons [http://tech.hebei.com.cn/node2/english/hbxw/userobject1ai427141.html] ] and 300 million tonnes in 2007.ee also
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List of railways in China
*Rail transport in the People's Republic of China References
External links
* [http://www.daqintielu.com Daqin Railway Company Limited]
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