Nanjing–Tongling Railway

Nanjing-Tongling Railway or Ningtong Railway (simplified Chinese: 宁铜铁路; traditional Chinese: 寧銅鐵路; pinyin: níngtóng tiělù), is a single-track railroad in eastern China between Nanjing in Jiangsu Province and Tongling in Anhui Province. The line is 208 km (129 mi) long. Major towns along route include Nanjing, Maanshan, Wuhu and Tongling.

Line Description

The line follows the southern bank of the Yangtze River from Nanjing to Tongling. The eastern third of the line was built in 1935 as the Nanjing-Wuhu Railway and the western two-thirds from Wuhu to Tongling was completed in 1968. In 2010, a second track was proposed for the Nanjing to Wuhu section.^[1]

Rail connections

• Nanjing: Beijing–Shanghai Railway, Nanjing–Qidong Railway, Nanjing–Xi'an Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu Passenger Dedicated Line
• Wuhu: Anhui–Jiangxi Railway
• Tongling: Tongling–Jiujiang Railway

See also

• List of railways in China

References