The Beijing–Chengde railway or Jingcheng railway (simplified Chinese: 京承铁路; traditional Chinese: 京承鐵路; pinyin: jīngchéng tiělù), is a railroad in northern China between Beijing, the national capital, and Chengde in Hebei Province. The line is 256 km (159 mi) long and runs northwest from Beijing Municipality to Chengde in northern Hebei.[1]
Route & history
editThe Jingcheng line from Dongbianmen to Huairou, 65.86 km (41 mi) in length was built in 1938 during the Japanese occupation of Beiping.[1] The remaining 169 km (105 mi) from Huairou to Shangbancheng was built from 1955 to 1959.[1] The line emerges north of the Great Wall at Chengzilu and then proceeds to Xinglong County and Yingshouyingzi before reaching Shangbancheng, where the line joins the Jinzhou–Chengde railway to Chengde.[1]
The Beijing to Chengde section of the Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway, opened in 2021, takes a similar but more direct and faster route between Beijing and Chengde.
Rail connections
edit- Beijing railway station: Beijing–Shanghai railway, Beijing–Harbin railway, Beijing–Baotou railway
- Beijing East railway station: Beijing–Harbin railway, Beijing–Baotou railway
- Gaogezhuang: Datong–Qinhuangdao railway
- Huairou: Beijing–Tongliao railway
- Shangbancheng: Jinzhou–Chengde railway
- Chengde: Chengde–Longhua railway
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d (Chinese) "集火车邮戳，知路史沧桑" Archived June 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Last accessed 2011-10-19
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