Lüliangshan Tunnel Explained

Lüliangshan Tunnel
吕梁山隧道
Lǚliáng Shān Suìdào
Coordinates:Lishi District:

Fenyang:
Status:Active
Crosses:Lüliang Mountains
Start:Lishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi
End:Fenyang, Lüliang, Shanxi
Operator:China Railway
Character:rail passenger and freight
Linelength:20.8km (12.9miles)
Notrack:2 single track tunnels

Lüliangshan Tunnel is built to allow the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway to cross the Lüliang Mountains.[1] [2]

The tunnel is located between Wucheng (a town in Lüliang City) and Fenyang in Shanxi province. It is a dual bores, double track rail tunnel. The left track is 20,785 metres long and the right one is 20,738 metres long. The tunnel construction was started in March 2006, and broken through in October 2009. It was opened to traffic in January 2011.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sxkp.com/kpw/kjbnews/News_View.asp?NewsID=81714
  2. Web site: 如流, 新一代智能工作平台.