Shimen–Changsha railway | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 石长铁路 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
Status: | Operational |
Stations: | 28 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Electrification: | (Overhead line) |
Maxincline: | 2.0% |
Map State: | collapsed |
The Shimen–Changsha railway or Shichang railway, is a double-track, electrified railroad in Hunan Province of southern China between Shimen and Changsha. The line was originally built from 1994 to 1998 as a single track railroad with a total length of 266km (165miles).[1] In 2009, construction began on a second track of 279km (173miles) and electrification of the entire line. The line connects Shimen, Yiyang and Changsha. The Shimen–Yiyang section forms part of the Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway Corridor.
Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway (to Liuzhou)
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