Jinhua–Taizhou railway

Jinhua–Taizhou railway
金台铁路
Jinhua–Taizhou railway; 金台铁路
	Jinhua-Taizhou Railway in Linhai (May 2021)
Overview
Status	Operating
Termini	Yongkang South; Taizhou West
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	25 June 2021
Technical
Line length	149 km (93 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)

The Jinhua–Taizhou railway is a single-track electrified passenger and freight railway in China.

History[]

Construction on the railway began in 2016.^[1] It had been expected to be finished by the end of 2020,^[2] but opening was delayed. It opened on 25 June 2021.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Infrastructure[]

From Yongkang South railway station on the Jinhua–Wenzhou high-speed railway, the railway heads east. After , the line splits with one branch continuing east to Toumen Port and the other heading south and terminating at Taizhou West. The mainline between Yongkang South and Taizhou West is 149 km (93 mi) long. The connecting line from Yongkang South to the existing Fengshan freight station on the Jinhua–Wenzhou railway is 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi) long. The branch to Toumen Port is 42.5 kilometres (26.4 mi) long.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "华东最长铁路隧道——将军岭隧道今日开工-中国台州网" (in Chinese). 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "浙江仙居：金台铁路建设进入扫尾阶段今年底全线建成_【高铁网】". news.gaotie.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "金台铁路静待通车". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "金台铁路将开通运营，绿巨人正式进场_【高铁网】". news.gaotie.cn (in Chinese). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "浙江台州：金台铁路正式通车" [Taizhou, Zhejiang: Jinhua-Taizhou railway officially opened]. Gaotie.cn. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[taizhou.com.cn-1] "华东最长铁路隧道——将军岭隧道今日开工-中国台州网" (in Chinese). 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[2] "浙江仙居：金台铁路建设进入扫尾阶段今年底全线建成_【高铁网】". news.gaotie.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "金台铁路静待通车". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "金台铁路将开通运营，绿巨人正式进场_【高铁网】". news.gaotie.cn (in Chinese). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "浙江台州：金台铁路正式通车" [Taizhou, Zhejiang: Jinhua-Taizhou railway officially opened]. Gaotie.cn. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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