The Nanjing–Xi'an railway or Ningxi railway (), is a major trunkline
railroad
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in
China between
Nanjing
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, the capital of
Jiangsu Province and
Xi'an
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, the capital of
Shaanxi Province
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. The Chinese name for the line, Ningxi, is named after the two terminal cities, ''Ning'', the Chinese character shorthand for the city of Nanjing, and ''Xi'' for Xian. The line is in length and comprises the Xi’an-Hefei section in the west, in length, that opened on January 7, 2004, and the high-speed Hefei–Nanjing section in the east, better known as the
Hefei–Nanjing passenger railway, in length, that opened on April 18, 2008. In addition, a connection line in length was built in 2004 between the main line in
Sui County and the
Hankou–Danjiangkou railway in northern
Hubei
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.
[ The Ningxi railway passes through five provinces in central and eastern China.]Feidong
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, Hefei and Lu'an
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in Anhui Province
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; Huangchuan
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The 13th five-year plan of Xinyang ...
, Xinyang
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, Nanyang and Xixia County
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in Henan Province
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and Shangluo
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, Weinan
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and Xian in Shaanxi Province. The main line skirts Hubei Province near Sui County.
Since the completion of Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu Corridor, of which Hefei-Nanjing section of this line is a part, the remaining part of this line is often called "Hefei-Xi'an Railway".
History
Planning of the Nanjing-Xian railway began in early 1990s to bring railway service to a 400–500 km void in China's railway network between the Longhai railway to the north and Xiangyu and Handan railways to the south.[ Construction began in 2000 and the Xi'an-Hefei section of the line entered into operation on January 7, 2004. The high-speed, double-track Hefei-Nanjing section, also known as the Hefei–Nanjing railway, which was built from 2005 to 2008, opened on April 18, 2008 and forms part of the ]Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway
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.
The construction of the second track of the Xi'an-Hefei section officially started in December 2012.
Railway junctions
The Ningxi railway is a major trunkline in China's railway network and connects with numerous other railway lines including:
Jiangsu Province
* Nanjing: Beijing–Shanghai railway
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The line has a total length of and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, ...
, Nanjing–Tongling railway, Nanjing–Qidong railway, Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway
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Anhui Province
* Hefei: Hefei–Wuhan railway
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, Huainan railway
Henan Province
* Huangchuan: Beijing–Kowloon railway
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* Xinyang: Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Hubei Province
* Sui County: Xiaolin–Lishan railway
Henan Province
* Nanyang: Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway
Shaanxi Province
* Xi'an: Longhai railway, Xi'an–Ankang railway
The Xi'an–Ankang railway or Xikang railway (), is a single-track, electrified railway line in Shaanxi Province of China between Xi'an, the provincial capital, and Ankang. The line is long and was built from 1995 to 2001. As of June 2009, a se ...
, Houma–Xi'an railway
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See also
* List of railways in China
The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in China. For the high-speed network, see List of high-speed railway lines in China.
North–south direction
Beijing-Harbin Corridor
* Jingqin Railway; Beijing-Qinhuangdao 京 ...
References
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Railway lines opened in 2004