Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway

Hengyang-Liuzhou Railway
衡柳铁路
Overview
Status Under construction
Locale Chongqing
Lanzhou
Termini Hengyang East
Liuzhou
Services 1
Operation
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 497.9 km (309 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed 200 km/h (124 mph)

Hengyang–Liuzhou Railway is a high-speed railway in South-Western China, connecting Hunan and Guangxi provinces. It will allow for a high-speed connection with the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and will link with the Guangxi capital of Nanning via the Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway. It has allowed for direct high-speed services from Beijing to Guilin in only 10 hours.

History

Construction commenced in 2009 and was completed in May 2013.[1] It was opened for service on 28 December 2013.[2]

Route

The 497.9 km route has a designed maximum speed of 200 km/h. It departs from the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway at Hengyang East Railway Station, it then travels west through the major cities of Yongzhou, Guilin and arriving at Liuzhou

Notes

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