Ningwu–Kelan railway or Ningke railway (), is a
single-track regional
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in
Shanxi Province
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of
northern
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China
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between
Ningwu and
Kelan Counties. The line is long, and was built between 1967 and 1971 as a national defense railroad to support the building of the
Third Front in China's mountainous interior. The
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) also known as ''Base 25'' (), is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility (spaceport). It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch ...
in
Kelan County
Kelan County () is a county in Xinzhou, Shanxi, Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county.
Area: .
Population: 80,000
Postal Code: 036300
Telephone Area Code: ...
, a space rocket and strategic
missile launch facility
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, is located along route. In recent years, the railway has been used to transport growing coal output from northern Shanxi and was electrified in 2008 to increase transport capacity.
[(Chinese]
"中铁电气化局宁岢电气化铁路扩能改造工程全线建成开通"
2008-05-06
Rail connections
*
Ningwu:
Datong–Puzhou railway,
Ningwu–Jingle railway
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 in China
Rail transport in Shanxi