The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway or Jiaoliu Railway (simplified Chinese: 焦柳铁路; traditional Chinese: 焦柳鐵路; pinyin: jiāoliǔ tiělù), is a major trunkline railroad in China between Jiaozuo in central China and Liuzhou in southern China. The line is 1,639 km (1,018 mi) long and runs north-south through four provinces.[1] The line was built between 1969 and 1978. Major cities along route include Jiaozuo, Jiyuan, Luoyang, Nanyang and Dengzhou in Henan Province; Xiangyang and Jingmen in Hubei Province; Shimen, Zhangjiajie, Jishou and Huaihua in Hunan Province and Liuzhou in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.
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The Jiaoliu Railway was built in northern and southern sections. The northern section from Jiaozuo to Zhicheng (now known as Yidu) in Hubei Province was built from 1969 to 1970.[1] The southern section from Zhicheng to Liuzhou was built from 1970 to 1978.[1] The two halves were joined in 1988 after the completion of the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge.[1] Electrification of the line is ongoing.
The Jiaoliu Railway traverses more than a dozen major railways including:
Henan Province
Hubei Province
Hunan Province
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region