Jinhua–Taizhou railway

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

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 Legend 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

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]