Shimen–Changsha railway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeMinimum radius1,600 m (5,200 ft)Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)Maximum incline2.0%

Route map

Legend km Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Jiaozuo 0 Shimenxian North Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Liuzhou Shimenxian South Baiyangqiao 26 Linli Chen'erpu Yansi'an Pantang Changde West Qianjiang–Changde railway to Qianjiang 74 Changde Changde East Deshan Jiugangchong Niulutan 121 Hanshou South Cuijiaqiao Sanhe Sanguanqiao Taohuajiang Yiyang West 175 Yiyang Yiyang East Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway to Zhanjiang Henglungqiao Kuaihuoling 214 Ningxiang 239 Wushan Wushan link line towards Changsha West Wangcheng West Wangcheng Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Beijing Fengtai 264 Laodaohe Simaochong Changsha Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Guangzhou km This diagram: view talk edit

The Shimen–Changsha railway or Shichang railway (simplified Chinese: 石长铁路; traditional Chinese: 石長鐵路; pinyin: shícháng tiělù), 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 266 km (165 mi).^[1] In 2009, construction began on a second track of 279 km (173 mi) 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.

Rail connections

• Shimen: Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway (to Liuzhou)
• Changde: Qianjiang–Changde railway, Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway
• Yiyang: Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway
• Changsha: Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway (connection near Wushan railway station in Wangcheng District, Changsha), Beijing–Guangzhou railway

See also

• List of railways in China

References