Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway explained

Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway
Native Name:	衡柳铁路
Stations:	16
Routes:	1
Open:	28 December 2013
Linelength:	497.90NaN0
Minradius:	3500m (11,500feet) (normal) 2800m (9,200feet) (difficult) existing curve in local areas
Maxincline:	0.6%
Electrification:	25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Speed:	2500NaN0 2000NaN0 (Yongzhou–Guilin)
Map State:	collapsed

Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway is a high-speed railway in South-Western China, connecting Hunan and Guangxi provinces. It provides a high-speed connection with the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and links with the Guangxi capital of Nanning via the Liuzhou–Nanning intercity railway. It gives a direct high-speed services from Beijing to Guilin in only 10 hours.

History

Construction commenced in 2009 and was completed in May 2013.^[1] It was opened for service on 28 December 2013.^[2]

Route

The long route has a designed maximum speed of . It departs from the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway at Hengyang East Railway Station, it then travels west through the major cities of Yongzhou, Guilin and arriving at Liuzhou.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liuzhou entering the high-speed rail era. China Daily. 28 April 2013.
2. Web site: (untitled). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000815/http://www.enghunan.gov.cn/Text_News/201306/t20130625_868088.htm. 24 September 2015. dmy-all.