Jinhua–Taizhou railway

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 (2021-06-25)
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)
Route map Jinhua–Wenzhou railway to Jinhua South Wuyi East Jinhua–Wenzhou HSR to Jinhua Yongkang South Start of line Jinhua–Wenzhou HSR to Wenzhou South Yongkang East Jinhua–Wenzhou railway to Wenzhou Shenting Huzhen Pan'an South Renchuan Jiangjunling tunnel Hengxi Baitazhen Tianshi Xianju South Xiage Kuocang Linhai South Linhai East Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway to Ningbo Taizhou West End of line Taizhou South Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway to Wenzhou South Duqiao Toumengang This diagram: view talk edit

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 Linhai East, 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

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.
3. "金台铁路静待通车". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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.
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.