Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway

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| name = Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway
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| caption = The Jiaoliu railway crosses the Yangtze River via the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge in Zhicheng, Hubei Province.

| type = Heavy rail

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| operator = China Railway

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| end = {{rws|Liuzhou}}

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| linelength_km = 1639

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| electrification = 25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary

| speed_km/h = 120

| tracks = *2 (Yueshan–Shimenxian North)

1 (Shimenxian North–Liuzhou)

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File:China Railways 6K in Luoyang.jpg Bridge on the Jiaoliu railway near Longmen in Luoyang.]]

The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway or Jiaoliu railway ({{zh|s=焦柳铁路|t=焦柳鐵路|p=jiāoliǔ tiělù}}), is a major trunkline railroad in China between Jiaozuo in central China and Liuzhou in southern China. The line is {{convert|1,639|km|0|abbr=on}} long and runs north–south through four provinces.(Chinese) [http://www.tieliu.com.cn/tlbk2/2007/200711/2007-11-19/20071119095017_93159.html 焦柳铁路简介] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625134215/http://www.tieliu.com.cn/tlbk2/2007/200711/2007-11-19/20071119095017_93159.html |date=2009-06-25 }} 2007-11-19 The line was built between 1969 and 1978.

Major cities along route include Jiaozuo, Jiyuan, Luoyang, Nanyang and Dengzhou in Henan Province; Xiangyang and Jingmen in Hubei Province; Shimen, Zhangjiajie, Jishou and Huaihua in Hunan Province and Liuzhou in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.

History

The Jiaoliu railway was built in northern and southern sections. The northern section from Jiaozuo to Zhicheng Town (in Yidu County-level City, Hubei Province) was built from 1969 to 1970. The southern section from Zhicheng to Liuzhou was built from 1970 to 1978. The two halves were joined in 1988 after the completion of the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge. In December 2009, electrification of the Luoyang-Zhangjiangjie section was completed and top train speeds rose from {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} to {{convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.(Chinese) [http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-12/21/content_1492911.htm "焦柳铁路洛张线电气化改造工程完工并送电开通" Xinhua] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082300/http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-12/21/content_1492911.htm |date=2014-04-07 }} 2009-12-21

Electrification of the final section, from Huaihua to Liuzhou, was completed in December 2020.{{Cite web|title=焦柳铁路全线实现电气化运营_央广网|url=http://news.cnr.cn/native/city/20201228/t20201228_525376632.shtml|access-date=2020-12-28|website=news.cnr.cn}}

The Luoyang–Shimen section of the Jiaoliu is part of the Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway.