Huizhou–Dayawan railway
| Huizhou Port railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | 惠州港铁路 |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Huizhou, China |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Opened | January 2004 (Huizhou West-Dayawan) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Huizhou Port railway is a single-track freight-only railway line located in Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
History
The railway was opened as far as Dayawan station in January 2004, following eleven years of construction. Work to extend the railway to the Port of Huizhou had already started in December 2003.[1]
A 1.87 kilometres (1.16 mi) long branch connecting the Quanwan coal terminal was opened with the terminal on 1 November 2018.[2]
Route
The line leaves the Beijing–Kowloon railway west of Huizhou West railway station in Huicheng District and heads south, through Huiyang District, to Dayawan station. The line then splits into multiple branches which terminate at the coast.
Future
There are proposals to electrify the line, add a second track, and operate passenger services.[3]
References
- ^ "惠大铁路进港线明年五一前通车" [Huida Railway port extension will open 1 May next year]. huizhou.cn (in Chinese). 25 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "粤东最大煤炭码头开始运营！盐田港控股荃湾煤炭港进港铁路今日通车" [Guangdong's largest coal terminal is up and running! Yantian Port holding Tsuen Wan Coal Port In-Hong Kong Railway opened today]. 南方网 (in Chinese). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "惠大铁路市域化改造" [Huida Railway municipal transformation] (in Chinese). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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