Jingmen–Shashi railway or Jingsha railway (simplified Chinese: 荆沙铁路; traditional Chinese: 荊沙鐵路; pinyin: jīngshā tiělù), is a single-track regional railroad in Hubei Province of central China between Jingmen and Shashi District of Jingzhou. The line is 74.1 km (46 mi) long, and was built between 1986 and 1989. It opened in May 1989.[1] The line runs from Shashi on the Yangtze River north to Jingmen and is used to carry freight, including coal and iron ore.[2] The line's five stations are Jingmen South, Tuanlin, Shayang, Jingzhou North and Shashi.[3]
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edit- ^ "21岁荆沙老铁路昨起改建 两年后可跑电力列车" [The 21-year-old Jingsha Old Railway was remodeled yesterday and can run electric trains two years later]. cjn.cn (in Chinese). 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "荆沙铁路铁水联运快速增长" [Jingsha Railway rail and water transport is growing rapidly] (in Chinese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ (Chinese) "荆沙铁路改建工程动工" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine 2010-12-28