Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway
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Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan section
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The Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway, or the Shitai passenger railway ({{zh|s=石太客运专线|t=石太客運專線|p=Shí-Tài Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn}}) is a {{convert|190|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed, running from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan, respectively the provincial capitals of Hebei and Shanxi, at {{convert|250|km/h|mph}}. The railway opened on April 1, 2009.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/25/content_7615623.htm|title=High-speed rails to slash travel time|first=Xin|last=Dingding|date=25 March 2009|publisher=China Daily|access-date=18 September 2010}} It now forms part of the Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor.
The railway crosses the Taihang mountain range through the Taihang Tunnel, which, at almost {{convert|28|km|mi}} long, is ({{as of|2010|lc=yes}}) the longest railway tunnel in China.
History
- June 11, 2005: Construction of this line began.
- December 22, 2007: the {{convert|27848|m|mi|abbr=on}}-long Taihang Tunnel, was broken through.{{cite web |url=http://www.he.xinhuanet.com/news/2007-12/23/content_12018614.htm |script-title=zh:我国最长山岭隧道石太客运专线太行山隧道贯通 |trans-title=My country's longest mountain tunnel, the Taihang Tunnel on the Shijizhuang–Taiyuan PDL, opens |publisher=Xinhua News Hebei |date=2007-12-23 |access-date=2015-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025419/http://www.he.xinhuanet.com/news/2007-12/23/content_12018614.htm |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}
- December 25, 2008: TISCO Bridge was completed, bringing the Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan PDL more than a week ahead of the scheduled construction time with all track laying completed.{{cite web |url=http://www.tynews.com.cn/news_center/2008-12/26/content_3546692.htm |script-title=zh:石太客运专线昨晚实现了全线贯通 |publisher=Taiyuan News |date=2008-12-26}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- January 1, 2009: the official opening.{{cite web |url=http://www.sx.chinanews.com.cn/2009-01-01/1/75610.html |script-title=zh:开往2009年的快铁——山西石太客运专线今日通车 |publisher=China News Shanxi |date=2009-01-01}}
- February 18, 2009: EMU test car running.{{cite web |url=http://www.sx.chinanews.com.cn/news/2009/0204/1337.html |script-title=zh:山西：石太客运专线动车组试验车2月18日试运行 |publisher=China News Shanxi |date=2009-02-04}}
- April 1, 2009: EMU put into formal operation.{{cite web |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2009-04-01/092815402366s.shtml |script-title=zh:石太客运专线今运营 |publisher=Sina News |date=2009-04-01}}
Services
The Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway is used by G- and D-series high-speed trains. Initially, they mostly ran between Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang. With the opening of the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway, which runs through Shijiazhuang, in December 2012, almost all of these trains have been extended beyond Shijiazhuang; most of them now continue north to Beijing, while some go south, to Wuhan, Guangzhou, and other points along the line.[http://qq.ip138.com/train/shanx/TaiYuan.htm Taiyuan schedule] {{in lang|zh}}
See also
References
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{{Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor}}
{{High-speed rail in the People's Republic of China}}
{{High-speed railway lines}}
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Category:High-speed railway lines in China
Category:Railway lines opened in 2009
Category:Rail transport in Hebei
Category:Rail transport in Shanxi