Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway explained

Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway
Other Name:Dazhang passenger dedicated line
Type:High-speed rail
System:China Railway
Status:In operation
Locale:Hebei
Shanxi
Start:Datong South
End:Zhangjiakou
Stations:5
Routes:1
Open:30 December 2019
Operator:China Railway High-speed
Linelength:141.5243NaN3
Maxincline:2.0%, 2.5% in difficult areas
Speed Km/H:250
Signalling:Automatic block

The Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, also known as the Dazhang passenger dedicated line is a high-speed railway between Zhangjiakou in Hebei province in the east and Datong in Shanxi province in the west. The total length of the main line is about . There are five stations on the whole line. It is connected to the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway at Zhangjiakou station, and shares the tracks of the Huzhang Passenger Dedicated Line between Zhangjiakou station and Huai'an station. The Da Zhang Passenger Dedicated Line forks out at Huai'an Station and is connected to the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway at Datong South.[1] It forms part of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong–Taiyuan branch of the Beijing–Kunming corridor.

History

The commissioning and testing of the line started on 13 September 2019, and it started operations on 30 December 2019.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 新建大同至张家口铁路客运专线环境影响报告书 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011035541/http://www.tsdig.com/admin/Upload/file/%E6%96%B0%E5%BB%BA%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%8C%E8%87%B3%E5%BC%A0%E5%AE%B6%E5%8F%A3%E9%93%81%E8%B7%AF%E5%AE%A2%E8%BF%90%E4%B8%93%E7%BA%BF%E5%85%A8%E6%9C%AC%E5%85%AC%E7%A4%BA%28%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E9%83%A8%E5%88%86%EF%BC%89.pdf. Environmental Impact Report of the Newly Established Datong-Zhangjiakou Passenger Dedicated Railway Line. 17 June 2020. May 2015. 铁三院. 11 October 2016. dead. zh.
  2. Web site: 大同到北京100分钟!大张高铁联调联试全面展开。. 100 minutes from Datong to Beijing! The large-scale high-speed rail joint commissioning trial is in full . 17 June 2020. 14 September 2019. 高铁网-山西公共频道. zh .