Haoji Railway

The Haoji Railway (Chinese: 浩吉铁路; pinyin: Hàojí tiělù), fully known as Kholbolji/Haolebaoji to Ji'an railway^[1] (Chinese: 浩勒报吉至吉安铁路; pinyin: Hàolèbàojí zhì Jí'ān tiělù), formerly known as Menghua Railway (West Inner Mongolia to Central China),^[2] is a 1,813.5 km (1,127 mi)^[1] freight-dedicated railway in China. It runs from Haolebaoji South railway station^[1] in Uxin Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia to Ji'an railway station in Ji'an City, Jiangxi.

Haoji Railway 浩吉铁路
Haoji Railway in Xiangyang
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi[1]
Termini	Haolebaoji South railway station,[1] Uxin Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Ji'an railway station, Ji'an City, Jiangxi
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	1,813.5 km (1,127 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	120 km/h[1]
Stations and structures Legend km elev Dongsheng–Wuhai railway [zh] Gongwusu ↔ Hailesihao Dongsheng–Wuhai railway link to Haoleibaoji 0 Haoleibaoji South 12 Wushenzhao 38 Aruchaidamu 68 Buzhai new line to Xinjie Wushenqi (new) Wushenqi South link 90 Wushenqi South Taolimiao (new line) new line to Aogaoturi 125 Taolimiao South 157 Nalinhe 192 Haizetan Jingbian–Shenmu railway to Shenmu West 212 Jingbian North Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway Zhongwei [zh] ↔ Taiyuan South Jingbian East link to Yangqiaopan 221 Jingbian East Baicheng Tunnel 285 Jianhua 325 Yan'an East Yangshan Tunnel 383 Madongchuan 422 Yichuan Duanjiaping Tunnel Ruyi Tunnel (11,920m) 466 Jiyi Jiyi Tunnel (15,412m) 486 Hancheng North Sangshuping Bridge Longmen Yellow River Bridge 503 Hejin West 529 Vangrong 577 Linyi 590 Yuncheng West Dianpo Datong–Puzhou railway Mengyuan ↔ Datong 595 Qiujiapo line station Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel 618 Pinglu Sanmenxia Yellow River road-railway bridge 629 Qiaotou line station link under construction Zhangjiawan Longhai railway to Lianyungang East Sanmenxia West 643 Shanzhou 655 Lingbao East Longhai railway to Lanzhou Xiaoshan Tunnel 698 Luoning West Luo River Bridge 731 Lushi Xi'anling Tunnel 764 Wulichuan Dazhongshan Tunnel Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Xinfengzhen 811 Chongyang West 844 Xixia line station Xixia link Xixia Quyuangang Xixia East link 858 Xixia East Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Hefei 879 Neixiang West 911 Xichuan 940 Dengzhou West CR Xi'an Group CR Wuhan Group 961 Goulin South Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Yueshan 982 Xiangzhou North Xiangzhou link Gaoying Hankou–Danjiangkou railway to Danjiang Xiangyang North Hankou–Danjiangkou railway to Hankou Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Liuzhou 1005 Fancheng West Han River Bridge (5242.51m) Wuhan–Shiyan HSR Shiyan East ↔ Yunmeng East [zh] 1035 Oumiao 1077 Xianjuxiang Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway Yueshan ↔ Liuzhou 1110 Jingmen North Taojiagang link Changjiangbu–Jingmen railway Jingmen ↔ Changjiangbu 1137 Duodao 1162 Shayang 1186 Hougang Zhanghu Bridge (4023m) Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu railway Chengdu East ↔ Nanjing South 1211 Jingzhou East 1232 Jianglíng Jingzhou Yangtze River [zh] road-railway bridge (6,318m) 1245 Gong'an Yugong (reserved for passing station) 1272 Ouchi 1285 Shishou Wanyu (reserved for passing station) 1311 Huarongxian 1322 Songmuqiao 1355 Junshan Dongting Lake Bridge (10,445m) 1372 Haijiawu line office Haijiawu link to Yueyang North Beijing–Guangzhou railway Guangzhou ↔ Beijing Fengtai Pingtian link to Yueyang North 1377 Pingtian 1387 Sanhe 1397 Xitang 1407 Gangkou 1419 Yanglinjie 1430 Buxian 1442 Cenchuan 1455 Yuping Zhuling (reserved for passing station) 1473 Pingjiang Lianyunshan Tunnel 1486 Guantang 1497 Damao 1511 Shegang 1533 Liuyang East 1557 Guanduzhen 1582 Zhangfang 1594 Shanghong Paibu (reserved for passing station) 1612 Tonggu Jiulingshan Tunnel Huanggang line station 1636 Cheshang 1650 Fangxi 1661 Yifeng South 1674 Shanggao 1686 Nangang 1701 Fenyi North 1714 Guanchao Shanghai–Kunming railway Kunming ↔ Shanghai Hongqiao Hexia link to Hexia 1726 Xinyu West 1738 Xinyu South 1755 Anshan 1768 Pangu Daping (reserved for passing station) 1790 Dongyuan Zhangshan line station CR Wuhan Group CR Nanchang Group Ganjiang River Bridge (2,800m) Beijing–Kowloon railway to Beijing 1813 Ji'an Beijing–Kowloon railway to Changping km This diagram: view talk edit

It was built to facilitate coal transport from Inner Mongolia and Shanxi to China's southern provinces at up to 200 million tons a year. The railway is also the first north-south railway in China that is dedicated to coal, and is built to bypass existing coal transport routes that go via coastal cities by ship. The line will reduce transit time from 20 days by sea to just 3 days.^[3] The line connects to existing railways at several points to share maintenance facilities.^[4] The design speed of the railway is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).^[1]

The line was approved in 2014 at a cost of US$27.2 billion, financed by China Railway and several large domestic coal mining companies.^[3] The railway was inaugurated on 28 September 2019.^[1]

Major engineering works

• Hanjiang Bridge, 5,242 metres (3.257 mi) long cable-stayed bridge carrying the railway over the Hanjiang River.^[5]
• An 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long viaduct in Hejin.^[6][7]
• Sanmenxia Bridge, a double-level road-rail bridge over the Yellow River at Sanmenxia.^[8]
• Dongting Lake Bridge, cable-stayed bridge over Dongting Lake.^[9]

Operating speed

For Jinzhou-Yueyang section only the designated speed is 200km/h rather than 120km/h, although presently not implemented.^[10]

See also

• Railways portal

• Rail transport in the People's Republic of China
• List of railways in China