Lüliangshan Tunnel

Lüliangshan Tunnel (Chinese: 吕梁山隧道; pinyin: Lǚliáng Shān Suìdào; lit. 'Lüliang Mountain Tunnel') is built to allow the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway to cross the Lüliang Mountains.^[1][2]

Lüliangshan Tunnel
吕梁山隧道
Lǚliáng Shān Suìdào

Location of the Lüliangshan Tunnel
Overview
Coordinates	Lishi District: 37°26′7″N 111°26′34″E Fenyang: 37.3465362°N 111.6473565°E / 37.3465362; 111.6473565 (Lüliangshan Rail Tunnel East Portal)
Status	Active
Crosses	Lüliang Mountains
Start	Lishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi
End	Fenyang, Lüliang, Shanxi
Operation
Opened	January 2011 (2011-01)
Operator	China Railway
Character	rail passenger and freight
Technical
Line length	20.8 km (12.9 mi)
No. of tracks	2 single track tunnels
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrified	25 kV AC OHLE

The tunnel is located between Wucheng (a town in Lüliang City) and Fenyang in Shanxi province. It is a dual bores, double track rail tunnel. The left track is 20,785 metres long and the right one is 20,738 metres long. The tunnel construction was started in March 2006, and broken through in October 2009. It was opened to traffic in January 2011.

Location

• Western portal: 37°26′7″N 111°26′34″E