Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway

The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway or Jiaoliu railway (simplified Chinese: 焦柳铁路; traditional Chinese: 焦柳鐵路; pinyin: jiāoliǔ tiělù), is a major trunkline railroad in China between Jiaozuo in central China and Liuzhou in southern China. The line is 1,639 km (1,018 mi) long and runs north–south through four provinces. The line was built between 1969 and 1978.

Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway 焦柳铁路
The Jiaoliu railway crosses the Yangtze River via the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge in Zhicheng, Hubei Province.
Overview
Status	Active
Termini	Jiaozuo Liuzhou
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	1,639 km (1,018 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Yueshan–Shimenxian North) 1 (Shimenxian North–Liuzhou)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map km elev link to Xinxiang–Yueshan railway to Xinxiang link to Jiaozuo ring line Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo ICR from Zhengzhou Jiaozuo link to Jiaozuo ring line Yueshan (start of main line) Taiyuan–Jiaozuo railway to Taiyuan, Datong Qinyang Qin Houma–Yueshan railway to Yangcheng, Houma Jiyuan Luoyang Yellow River Bridge Mengjin Luoyang North Longhai railway Lanzhou Lianyungang East Luo Guanlin Luoyang–Yiyang railway Longmen South Ruzhou line from Shilong Baofeng Mengmiao–Baofeng railway to Luohe Lushan Nanzhao Nanyang Nanjing–Xi'an railway Xinfengzhen Linchang Dengzhou Zhengzhou Group Wuhan Group Xiangyang–Chongqing railway from Shiyan, Chongqing Xiangyang North Hankou–Danjiangkou railway to Hankou Xiangyang Yicheng Changjiangbu–Jingmen railway from Hankou Jingmen Jingmen South Jingzhou–Shayang railway to Jingzhou Dangyang Yaqueling–Yichang railway to Yichang Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge Zhicheng Wuhan Group Guangzhou Group Lixian Shimenxian North Shimen–Changsha railway to Changde, Changsha Shimenxian Cili Zhangjiajie Guzhang Jishou Shanghai–Kunming railway Kunming Shanghai South Huaihua West Qiancheng Jingzhou Guangzhou Group Nanjing Group Rong'an Guizhou–Guangxi railway from Guilin, Hengyang Luoman Liuzhou western ring line to Liuzhou South Taiyangcun Hunan–Guangxi railway from Guilin, Hengyang Liuzhou (end of main line) Liuzhou South western ring line from Luoman, Hechi Hunan–Guangxi railway to Nanning, Zhanjiang km

A freight train crossing the Yi River Bridge on the Jiaoliu railway near Longmen in Luoyang.

Major cities along route include Jiaozuo, Jiyuan, Luoyang, Nanyang and Dengzhou in Henan Province; Xiangyang and Jingmen in Hubei Province; Shimen, Zhangjiajie, Jishou and Huaihua in Hunan Province and Liuzhou in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.

History

The Jiaoliu railway was built in northern and southern sections. The northern section from Jiaozuo to Zhicheng Town (in Yidu County-level City, Hubei Province) was built from 1969 to 1970. The southern section from Zhicheng to Liuzhou was built from 1970 to 1978. The two halves were joined in 1988 after the completion of the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge. In December 2009, electrification of the Luoyang-Zhangjiangjie section was completed and top train speeds rose from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 160 km/h (99 mph).

Electrification of the final section, from Huaihua to Liuzhou, was completed in December 2020.

The Luoyang–Shimen section of the Jiaoliu is part of the Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway

Railway Junctions

The Jiaoliu railway traverses more than a dozen major railways including:

Henan Province

• Jiaozuo (Yueshan station): Taiyuan–Jiaozuo railway, Xinxiang–Yueshan railway
• Jiyuan (Liandong station): Houma–Yueshan railway
• Luoyang: Longhai railway
• Nanyang: Nanjing–Xi'an railway

Hubei Province

• Xiangyang: Xiangyang–Chongqing railway, Hanyang–Danjiangkou railway
• Jingmen: Jingmen–Shashi railway

Hunan Province

• Shimen: Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway, Shimen–Changsha railway
• Huaihua: Shanghai–Kunming railway, Chongqing–Huaihua railway

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

• Liuzhou: Hunan–Guangxi railway, Guizhou–Guangxi railway

See also

• List of railways in China