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16.10.2019

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Longest heavy-load railway sets off


The 1,814 km railway connects Haolebaoji South Railway Station in the Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region with Ji'an Railway Station in Jiangxi province. It will mainly be used for transporting coal from northern to central and southern China.

 

The line's construction began in 2015 with a total investment of over CNY 193 billion (USD 27 billion). The electric-powered trains on the line can travel up to 120 km/h.

 

The planned annual transportation capacity of the railway is more than 200 million t. In 2020, the line is expected to carry 60 t of coal from North China to the central regions, according to the China State Railway Group. (ben)

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