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Lüliangshan Tunnel

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Lüliangshan Tunnel
吕梁山隧道
Lǚliáng Shān Suìdào
Location of the Lüliangshan Tunnel
Overview
CoordinatesLishi District:
37°26′7″N 111°26′34″E / 37.43528°N 111.44278°E / 37.43528; 111.44278 (Lüliangshan Rail Tunnel West Portal)
Fenyang:
37°20′48″N 111°38′50″E / 37.3465362°N 111.6473565°E / 37.3465362; 111.6473565 (Lüliangshan Rail Tunnel East Portal)
StatusActive
CrossesLüliang Mountains
StartLishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi
EndFenyang, Lüliang, Shanxi
Operation
OpenedJanuary 2011 (2011-01)
OperatorChina Railway
Characterrail passenger and freight
Technical
Line length20.8 km (12.9 mi)
No. of tracks2 single track tunnels
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrified25 kV AC OHLE

Lüliangshan Tunnel (Chinese: 吕梁山隧道; pinyin: Lǚliáng Shān Suìdào; lit. 'Lüliang Mountain Tunnel') is built to allow the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway to cross the Lüliang Mountains.[1][2]

The tunnel is located between Wucheng (a town in Lüliang City) and Fenyang in Shanxi province. It is a dual bores, double track rail tunnel. The left track is 20,785 metres long and the right one is 20,738 metres long. The tunnel construction was started in March 2006, and broken through in October 2009. It was opened to traffic in January 2011.

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.sxkp.com/kpw/kjbnews/News_View.asp?NewsID=81714 [dead link]
  2. ^ "如流, 新一代智能工作平台".