Baotou–Xi'an railway

Baotou–Xi'an railway
Baotou–Xi'an railway
	Baotou–Xi'an railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Baotou; Zhangqiao;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	26 December 2009 (Baotou-Ordos); 28 December 2010 (Ordos-Xi'an)
Technical
Line length	801 km (498 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25,000 V
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	CR Hohhot
	CR Xi'an
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The Baotou–Xi'an railway is a railway line in China.

History

The first section of the railway, between Baotou and Ordos, opened on 26 December 2009.^[1] The remaining section, between Ordos and Xi'an, opened on 28 December 2010.^[2]

Future

The southern section of this line, between Yan'an and Xi'an, will be bypassed by the Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway, currently under construction.

References

↑ "内蒙古首条电气化铁路包西铁路北段开通运营" [Inner Mongolia's first electrified railway Baoxi Railway opened in the northern section of the operation]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
↑ "包西铁路全线建成通车" [The whole line of The Baoxi Railway was completed and opened to traffic]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[1] "内蒙古首条电气化铁路包西铁路北段开通运营" [Inner Mongolia's first electrified railway Baoxi Railway opened in the northern section of the operation]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[2] "包西铁路全线建成通车" [The whole line of The Baoxi Railway was completed and opened to traffic]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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