Longhai railway

Longhai railway ; 陇海铁路
	Two HXD1-hauled freight trains meet near Yuanlong station in Tianshui, Gansu
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	People's Republic of China; Jiangsu; Anhui; Henan; Shaanxi; Gansu;
Termini	Lianyungang East; Lanzhou
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway Shanghai Group; China Railway Zhengzhou Group; China Railway Xi'an Group; China Railway Lanzhou Group
Technical
Line length	1,759 km (1,093 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Stations and structures
	Beijing–Shanghai railway to Beijing
	Xuzhou North marshaling yard

The Longhai railway (simplified Chinese: 陇海铁路; traditional Chinese: 隴海鐵路; pinyin: Lǒnghǎi Tiělù), formerly romanized as the Lunghai railway, is a major arterial east–west railway in China. It runs from Lianyungang, Jiangsu on the Yellow Sea to Lanzhou, Gansu through the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, covering a total length of 1,759 kilometres. The line is named after Gansu, also known as Long (陇) in Chinese and Lianyungang's previous name, Haizhou.[1] The Longhai Line is one of the busiest Chinese railways. It has dual tracks throughout the whole line, and the lines between Xuzhou, Jiangsu and Lanzhou, Gansu has been electrified.

History

The Longhai railway was built over the course of half a century by four different governments of China: the Qing Dynasty, Beiyang Government, Nationalist Republican government and the Communist government of the People's Republic.

The first section of the railway, entirely within Henan, from Kaifeng to Luoyang was built from 1905 to 1909 by a venture between the Qing Dynasty and a Belgian joint-stock company backed by France and Russia.[1] This line, known as the Bianliang–Luoyang railway, began operation on January 1, 1910.[1]

Longhai railway bombarded during World War II.

The line was extended eastward to Xuzhou in 1916 and to Haizhou in 1923 with Dutch financing.[1] In the west, the line was extended to Lingbao, Henan in 1927 with Belgian financing.[1] After the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing-based Republican government took control of construction and extended the line further west to Tongguan, Shaanxi in 1931, to Xi'an in 1934, to Baoji, Shaanxi in 1936 and Tianshui, Gansu in 1945.[1]

Construction of the Tianshui to Lanzhou section, entirely within Gansu, broke ground in May 1946 but was halted by Chinese Civil War, then resumed under the People's Republic in April 1950 and was completed in July 1953.[1] At this time, the entire Longhai railway entered into operation.[1]

No. 8 Bridge on the Longhai railway rebuilt by the PLA Rail Corps in 1950.

In the late 1950s through early 1960s, new railways were built from Lanzhou to the west: the Lanxin railway to Xinjiang (later connected to Kazakhstan) and the Lanqing railway to Qinghai (later extended to Tibet).

From 1956 to 1970, the section between Zhengzhou, Henan to Baoji, Shaanxi was upgraded to the dual-track line. During the same time, in Henan the line near Sanmenxia was re-routed due to the Sanmenxia Reservoir Project. Zhengzhou to Shangqiu section was converted to dual-track in 1980.

The railway is a central section in the New Eurasian Land Bridge.

Cities and rail junctions along route

Jiangsu

Anhui

Dangshan

Henan

Shaanxi

Tongguan: Datong–Puzhou railway
Huashan
Weinan
Xi'an: Nanjing–Xian railway, Houma–Xian railway, Xi'an–Ankang railway
Xianyang: Xianyang–Tongchuan railway
Baoji: Baoji–Chengdu railway

Gansu

The Primary stops on the Longhai railway for passenger rail

High-speed rail line parallel to the Longhai

The Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway, a high-speed rail line, has been built parallel to the Longhai line. The Zhengzhou–Xi'an section opened in February 2010. The last section of the corridor, the Baoji–Lanzhou high-speed railway was completed on 9 July 2017.

The corridor was extended with the opening of the Lianyungang–Xuzhou high-speed railway, which runs parallel to the Longhai line between Xuzhou and Lianyungang.

Gallery

Longhai railway outside the city walls of Xi'an
A Shaoshan SS7 electric locomotive on the electrified Longhai railway
Station platform at Huashan
Railway tracks in Xianyang
Railway tracks in Baoji
Shanghai–Lhasa train near Weinan
The railway in east Zhengzhou

References

(Chinese)　"西起陇原东到海，回头已是百年身--陇海铁路传略" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine 2011-04-29

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[autogenerated1-1] (Chinese)　"西起陇原东到海，回头已是百年身--陇海铁路传略" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine 2011-04-29

Longhai Railway
Stations	Lianyun Lianyungang East Lianyungang Donghaixian Xinyi Pizhou Xuzhou Xuzhou West Huangkou Dangshan Xiayixian Yuchengxian Shangqiu Ninglingxian Minquan Lankao Kaifeng Zhongmu Putian West Zhengzhou Zhongyuan Xingyang Shangjie Gongyi Yanshi Luoyang East Luoyang Xin'anxian Yima Mianchi Sanmenxia Sanmenxia West Lingbao Tongguan Huashan Weinan Xinfengzhen Lintong Xi'an Xianyang Xianyang West Xingping Wugong Yangling Caijiapo Guozhen Baoji Yuanlong Tianshui Nanhechuan Sanyangchuan Weinanzhen Xinyangzhen Gangu Pan'anzhen Luomen Wushan Hejiadian Yuanyangzhen Longxi Tong'anyi Dingxi Lijiaping Gancaodian Xujiatai Xiaguanying Lanzhou East Lanzhou
Stations that are currently with no passenger services are shown in italics.