Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway
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| Line length | 189 km |
| Track gauge | 1,435 |
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| Operating speed | 250 km/h max. |
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The Shitai Passenger Railway (simplified Chinese: 石太客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石太客運專線; pinyin: Shí-Tài Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 190 kilometres (120 mi) high speed railway in China, running from Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan at 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph). The railway opened on April 1, 2009.[1]
The railway crosses the Taihang mountain range in Taihang Tunnel, which, at almost 28 km, is presently (2010) the longest railway tunnel in China.
References
- ^ Dingding, Xin (25 March 2009). "High-speed rails to slash travel time". China Daily. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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