Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge

Coordinates: 34°57′52″N 113°31′22″E / 34.9644°N 113.5228°E / 34.9644; 113.5228
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Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge
Coordinates34°57′52″N 113°31′22″E / 34.9644°N 113.5228°E / 34.9644; 113.5228
Carries
CrossesYellow River
LocaleHenan, China
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks4
History
Opened26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Location
Map

Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge (Chinese: 郑焦城际铁路黄河大桥) is a four-track railway bridge in Henan, China, across the Yellow River. It carries the Beijing–Guangzhou railway and the Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway.

History[edit]

Construction on the bridge began in October 2010. It was built to carry the new Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway and as a replacement for the Jiayingguan Yellow River Railway Bridge on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, located between 110 and 190 metres upstream.[1] On 16 May 2014, the bridge was opened for trains on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.[2] The Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway opened on 26 June 2015.[3]

Specification[edit]

The tracks for the Beijing–Guangzhou railway have a maxmimum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 miles per hour) and the tracks for the Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway have a maximum speed of 250 kilometres per hour (160 miles per hour).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "郑焦城际铁路黄河大桥主桥钢梁贯通". www.gov.cn. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "京广铁路黄河大桥完成"新老交接" 成功通车" (in Chinese). 郑州晚报. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "郑焦城际铁路开通运营(图)" (in Chinese). 海南日报. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2022.