Jiajing Railway Explained

Jiajing Railway
Other Name:Jingtieshan Branch Line
Native Name:嘉镜铁路
Native Name Lang:zh
Locale:Gansu, China
Start:Jiayuguan Railway Station
End:Jingtieshan Railway Station
Stations:6
Open:1965

The Jiajing Railway (shortened form of Jiayuguan–Jingtieshan Railway;), officially the Jingtieshan Branch Line, is a -long branch line of the Lanxin Railway in Gansu Province, China.[1] The railway line mostly runs through rural Sunan County and connects Jiayuguan City with the Jingtieshan iron mine in the Qilian Mountains south of Jiayuguan. The route follows the course of the Beida River through the Qilian Mountains before reaching the Gobi Desert outside of Jiayuguan.[2]

Construction on the Jiajing Railway began in 1958 and was completed in 1965. Construction of the line involved multiple tunnels and bridges to navigate through the mountains, and the line crosses the Beida a total of 8 times. Originally serving only the Jingtieshan mine operated by, the line now also serves the Xigou mine via a short spur. In addition to the transport of goods, the railway serves as a passenger line primarily for mine workers from Jiayuguan.

Stations

StationNumberscope=col StationLocationDistanceConnections
1Xiongguan Subdistrict, Jiayuguan CityLanzhou–Xinjiang railway
Jiayuguan–Ceke railway
2Wenshu Town, Jiayuguan City
3Wenshu Town, Jiayuguan City
4Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City
5Jingtieshan Mining Area, Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City
6Jingtieshan Mining Area, Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 镜—木铁路, 我们在期待着! 几代人的梦想 . Jiayuguan Municipal Committee of the CPPCC . 3 January 2022 . zh . 8 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004809/http://www.jygzhx.cn/news/yzjy/2009/5/0958135853845.html . 2 May 2014 . dead.
  2. Book: . Gansu Sheng Dituce . Beijing, China . Star Map Press . 2012 . 9787547107287.