Changjiangbu–Jingmen railway explained

Status:	Operational
Open:	18 March 2005
Linelength:	1760NaN0

The Changjiangbu–Jingmen railway is a railway line that connects the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway at Jingmen with the Hankou–Danjiangkou railway at Xiaxindian. It is 176km (109miles) long.^[1]

Construction on the line began in November 1998. Passenger service was introduced in 2005.^[2] Electrification of the line was completed in 2012.^[3]

The Jianghan Plain railway splits from the line to the east of Tianmen railway station.

References

1. Web site: 长荆铁路开通货车 京广铁路至三峡铁路运距缩短 . Sina . 2022-02-03 . zh . 2003-07-03.
2. Web site: 长荆铁路将正式开通客车 西线客运有“战事” . Sina . 2022-02-03 . zh . 2005-03-09.
3. Web site: 长荆铁路电气化改造全部贯通 . China Railway Group Limited . 2022-02-03 . zh . 2012-09-27.