Yangquan–Dazhai railway

The Yangquan–Dazhai railway (Chinese: 阳大铁路) is a single-track electrified railway line in Shanxi, China.^[2] The section from Yangquan North to Yangquan East is newly constructed, whereas the section from Yangquan East to Dazhai is an upgrade of an existing railway.^[1] Services are operated using CRH6F-A units.^[3]

Yangquan–Dazhai railway 阳大铁路
Overview
Status	Partially complete
Locale	Shanxi
Termini	Yangquan North Dazhai
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	79 km (49 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

History

The project began construction in March 2016. The section from Yangquan North to Yangquan East opened on 24 September 2020. This section is 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi) long.^[4] Currently one intermediate station has been constructed, Hedi, but is yet to open.