Lujiang–Tongling railway explained

Status:	Operational
Open:	29 December 2018 (freight) 18 March 2019 (passengers)
Linelength:	1120NaN0
Speed:	1200NaN0

The Lujiang–Tongling railway is a single-track railway in China. The combined passenger and freight line is 112km (70miles) long and has a design speed of 120km/h. Passive provision was provided for electrification and a speed increase to 160km/h.^[1] It was built to transport freight, particularly coal and minerals.^[2]

History

Construction began on 23 July 2014. The railway opened to freight on 29 December 2018. Passenger services began on 18 March 2019.^[3]

Route

The line parts from the Hefei–Jiujiang railway south of Lujiang and heads east. There are two intermediate passenger stations: Longqiao and Wuwei South. The line subsequently heads south and crosses the Yangtze via the Tongling Yangtze River Road-railway Bridge, which it shares with the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. The line ends at Zhongming, where it meets the Nanjing–Tongling railway.

References

1. Web site: 庐铜铁路 安徽铁路发展的“练兵场”. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302092655/http://epaper.anhuinews.com/html/ahrb/20150121/article_3242582.shtml. 2 March 2016. 9 January 2021.
2. Web site: 27 December 2018. 庐铜铁路12月29日开通运营. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228174713/http://www.ahwang.cn/zbah/20181227/1841931.shtml. 28 December 2018. 9 January 2021.
3. Web site: 庐铜铁路今日正式开通客运列车. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814223845/http://www.ahwang.cn/zbah/20190318/1859084.shtml. 14 August 2019. 9 January 2021.