Harbin–Jiamusi intercity railway

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Harbin–Jiamusi intercity railway
Overview
Native name哈佳铁路
StatusOperating
LocaleHeilongjiang Province, China
Termini
Stations17
Service
Services1
Operator(s)China Railway Harbin Group
History
OpenedSeptember 30, 2018
Technical
Line length343 km (213 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map

Harbin
Zhao'antun
Binxi North
Binxi East
Binzhou
Bin'an
Shenglizhen
Rixingtun
Shuanglonghu
Fangzheng
Demoli
Gaoleng
Dalianhe
Yilan
Hongkeli
Xinghua
Jiamusi West
Jiamusi

Harbin–Jiamusi intercity railway is a high-speed railway with in Heilongjiang province of China, connecting the capital Harbin to Jiamusi. It has a total length of 343 km (213 mi) and it is being built as a 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph), double tracked electrified express railway.[1] With an expected journey time of two and a half hours from Harbin to Jiamusi. Total cost of the project is budgeted to be 34.714 billion yuan. The project started construction on June 30, 2014, and opened to traffic by September 30, 2018.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

This railway starts from Harbin, approaches Binxian, Fangzheng, Yilan and finally to the Jiamusi. The line has a length of 343 km (213 mi), of which, 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) is renovated existing railway and 336.8 kilometres (209.3 mi) of newly built railway. The stations along the route are Harbin, Zhao'antun, Binxi North, Binxi East, Binzhou, Bin'an, Shenglizhen, Rixingtun, Shuanglonghu, Fangzheng, Demoli, Gaoleng, Dalianhe, Yilan, Hongkeli, Xinghua, Jiamusi West and Jiamusi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "哈佳铁路预计下月开工 全程2.5小时设计时速200公里". Heilongjiang.dbw.cn (in Chinese). 东北网. June 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "哈佳铁路开工建设". Harbin.gov.cn (in Chinese). 哈尔滨市人民政府网站. July 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "哈佳铁路9月30日开通运营 两地车程缩短至2小时". 中国新闻网.