Shitai Passenger Railway

Shitai Passenger Railway
Line length: 189 km
Track gauge: 1,435
Voltage: 50Hz 25,000V AC
Maximum speed: 250 km/h
stations and mileage
toward Shitai RailwayTongpu RailwayTaijiao Railway、Shanglancun line
Taiyuan 0 km
Taiyuaneast 3 km
toward Shitai Railway at Taiyuan North
Donglingjing km
Yangquan North km
Taihang Mountain Tunnel
Huailu km
toward Shitai Railway
Shijiazhuang North 189 km

The Shitai Passenger Railway (simplified Chinese: 石太客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石太客運專線; pinyin: Shí-Tài Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 190 kilometres (120 mi) high speed railway in China, running from Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan at 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph). The railway opened on April 1, 2009.[1]

The railway crosses the Taihang mountain range in Taihang Tunnel, which, at almost 28 km, is presently (2010) the longest railway tunnel in China.

References

  1. ^ Dingding, Xin (25 March 2009). "High-speed rails to slash travel time". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/25/content_7615623.htm. Retrieved 18 September 2010.