Xiangyangchuan–Hayudao railway

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Xiangyangchuan–Hayudao railway
Overview
Native name向阳川-哈鱼岛铁路
StatusOperating
Termini
History
Opened11 December 2005 (2005-12-11) (Xiangyangchuan to Tongjiang)
Technical
Track length82.48 km (51.25 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The Xiangyangchuan–Hayudao railway (Chinese: 向阳川-哈鱼岛铁路) is a railway line in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China. The line has also been referred to as the Tongjiang local railway (Chinese: 同江地方铁路).

History[edit]

Construction began on 20 October 2003.[1] The first section to be completed, between Xiangyangchuan and Tongjiang, opened for freight service on 11 December 2005.[2] Passenger service at Tongjiang railway station was introduced in 2016.[3][4]

Specification[edit]

The line is 82.48 kilometres (51.25 mi) long.[1] The southern terminus of the line is at Xiangyangchuan, on the Fulitun–Qianjinzhen railway. The Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge, currently under construction, will cross the Amur and connect the line to Russia.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "同江地方铁路开工" (in Chinese). Sina. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "同江人圆百年铁路梦 同江铁路通车40公里". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 12 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "同江至佳木斯铁路客运将开通". CTN (in Chinese). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "同江火车站 (TongJiang Railway Station)". 火车票网 (in Chinese).
  5. ^ "中俄同江—下列宁斯阔耶铁路界河桥开工奠基" (in Chinese). The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2021.