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Datong–Puzhou railway

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Datong–Puzhou railway
Overview
OwnerChina Railway
Termini
History
Opened1940
Technical
Line length864 km (537 mi)
Charactermain line
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC
Tongpu-Line

km
0
Datong
10
Pingwang
19
Hanjialing
30
Libazhuang
42
Huairen
52
Songjiazhuang
65
Jinshatan
76
Beizhouzhuang
85
Daiyue
95
Dongyulin
105
Yuanshulin
116
Shentou
121
Daxin
129
Shuozhou
138
Qianzhai
154
Yangfangkou
166
Ningwu
171
Fenghuangcun
186
Zhangzhen
194
Xuangang
202
Luzhuang
212
Shangyangwu
218
Daniudian
225
Meijiazhuang
231
Yuanping
236
Tanglingang
245
Xinkou
251
Buluo
58
Boming
267
Xinzhou
273
Tamura
282
Douluo
288
Sizhuang
295
Pingshe
301
Nanhe
308
Beibai
311
Gaocun
318
Baijing
326
Yangqu
333
Nantadi
341
Huanghouyuan
Left arrowShanglancun railway from Shanglancun
346
Taiyuan North
352
Taiyuan East
355
Taiyuan
364
Beiying
374
Mingli
382
Yuci
392
Xiuwen
418
Taigu
428
Dongguan
441
Qixian
451
Hongshan
463
Pingyao
474
Zhanglan
484
Yian
494
Jiexiu
501
Yitang
511
Liangdu
521
Lingshi
528
Lengquan
541
Fujiatan
547
Nanguan
555
Shenlin
564
Huozhou
569
Shengfu
576
Xinzhi
584
Shitancun
591
Zhaocheng
598
Xinbao
606
Hongtong
616
Ganting
623
Linfen North
629
Linfen
641
Zhangli
655
Xiangfen
666
Chaizhuang
676
Gaoxian
685
Houma North
689
Houma
696
Shidian
703
Liyuan
712
Dongzhen
724
Wenxi
740
Shuitou
745
Xingnan
752
Banpocun
760
Anyi
767
Yuncheng
775
Dianpo
784
Haixian
796
Dongcun
807
Yuxiang
812
Sunchang
823
Yongji
835
Puzhou
843
Hanyang
854
Shouyang
865
Fenglingdu
872
Gangkou
878
Gongzhuang
888
Mengyuan

The Datong–Puzhou or Tongpu railway (simplified Chinese: 同蒲铁路; traditional Chinese: 同蒲鐵路; pinyin: tóngpǔ tiělù), is a major trunkline railroad in northern China, and the main axial railway of Shanxi Province. The railway is located entirely within Shanxi and diagonally bisects the province from Datong in the northeast to Fenglingdu, near the village of Puzhou, in the southwest corner. The line is named after Datong and Puzhou, and has a total length of 865 km (537 mi). The line is often referred to by its northern and southern halves with Taiyuan, the provincial capital as the midpoint. Southern Tongpu railway from Taiyuan to Fenglingdu is 513 km (319 mi) in length and was built from 1933 to 1935. The Northern Tongpu railway, from Datong to Taiyuan is 351 km (218 mi) in length and was built from 1933 to 1940. Major cities and towns along route include Datong, Huairen, Shuozhou, Ningwu, Yuanping, Xinzhou, Taiyuan, Yuci, Taigu, Qi County, Pingyao, Huozhou, Hongdong, Linfen, Houma and Fenglingdu.

The section between Yuanping and Huairen is quadruple track, but the third/forth track is straight north–south rather than serving Shuozhou and Ningwu. This track is currently part of Datong–Xi'an passenger railway.

History

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The Tongpu railway was built during Yan Xishan's administration of Shanxi Province.[1] Yan initially appealed to the central government of the Republic of China for assistance to build a railway in Shanxi, and after being denied funding in 1928, embarked on his own railway building project.[2] He hired a German surveyor team to plan the line. In 1930, when Yan lost power during the Central Plains War, the railway project temporarily halted.[2] In 1932, Yan regained control of Shanxi and formed the Jinsui (Shanxi–Suiyuan) Army Construction Corp to build the line as a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway, which the German team recommended to save cost.[2] Construction began simultaneously on the North and South Tongpu Lines in May 1933.[2] On August 1, 1935, the Taiyuan to Yuanping section entered into operation.[2] By August 1937, the North Tongpu Line had reached within 8 km (5.0 mi) of Datong but the fall of the city to the invading Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War halted construction.[2] In 1939, the Japanese used forced labor to work on the remainder of the line.[2] Guerilla activity limited travel speed on the line to 25–35 km/h (16–22 mph).[2] After the end of World War II, Yan regained control of the Shanxi and the Tongpu railway. During the ensuing Chinese Civil War, Communist forces and partisans sabotaged the North Tongpu Line, rendering it unusable until after the conflict. Reconstruction began in November 1949 and the entire line was converted into standard gauge and reopened to traffic in August 1951. In 1957, work began on a bypass between Ningwu and Xuangang through the Duanjialing Tunnel, which at 3,345 m (10,974 ft) was the second longest railway tunnel in China at the time.[2] The tunnel was completed in 1959.[2] In the early 1980s, the North Tongpu Line underwent electrification to increase coal transport capacity.[2]

Rail connections

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ (Chinese) 从修筑同蒲铁路看阎锡山其人 Last Accessed 2011-08-12
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k (Chinese) 同蒲铁路简介 Archived 2013-02-21 at archive.today Last Accessed 2011-08-12