Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway
- 3,500 m (11,500 ft) (normal)
- 2,800 m (9,200 ft) (difficult)
- existing curve in local areas
- 250 km/h (155 mph)
- 200 km/h (124 mph) (Yongzhou–Guilin)
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Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway is a high-speed railway in South-Western China, connecting Hunan and Guangxi provinces. It provides a high-speed connection with the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and links with the Guangxi capital of Nanning via the Liuzhou–Nanning intercity railway. It gives a direct high-speed services from Beijing to Guilin in only 10 hours.
History
Construction commenced in 2009 and was completed in May 2013.[6] It was opened for service on 28 December 2013.[7]
Route
The 497.9 km (309.4 mi) long route has a designed maximum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). It departs from the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway at Hengyang East Railway Station, it then travels west through the major cities of Yongzhou, Guilin and arriving at Liuzhou.
Notes
- ^ "衡阳枢纽总平面布置示意图" [Schematic diagram of the general layout of Hengyang Hub] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "湘桂铁路湖南段和湘潭站、湘乡站改扩建工程竣工" [The Hunan Section of Xiang-Gui Railway and the reconstruction and expansion projects of Xiangtan Station and Xiangxiang Station have been completed]. Hunan Daily (in Chinese). 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "桂林市城市总体规划(2010-2020年)" [Guilin City Master Plan (2010-2020)]. Guilin Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "柳州规划构筑柳北城镇带打造西南工业走廊" [Liuzhou plans to construct Liubei town belt and create Southwest Industrial Corridor]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "柳州市近期建设规划(2011-2015年)" [Liuzhou's recent construction plan (2011-2015)] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Liuzhou entering the high-speed rail era". China Daily. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "(untitled)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
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