Hankou–Danjiangkou railway

Hankou–Danjiangkou railway 汉丹铁路
Hankou–Danjiangkou railway in Suizhou station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Hubei, China
Stations	28
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator	Wuhan Railway Bureau
History
Opened	1 January 1966 (1966-01-01)
Technical
Line length	418 km (260 mi)
Num of tracks	2 (Hankou–Laohekou East) 1 (Laohekou East–Danjiangkou)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	2,000 m (6,600 ft) (Hankou–Laohekou East) 300 m (980 ft) (Laohekou East–Danjiangkou)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line) not electrified: Laohekou East–Danjiangkou
Operating speed	200 km/h (120 mph) (Hankou–Laohekou East) (50 km/h (31 mph) (Laohekou East–Danjiangkou)
Signalling	ABS
Maximum incline	0.6% (Hankou–Laohekou East) 1.2% (Laohekou East–Danjiangkou)
Route map km elev Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Guangzhou 0 Hanxi Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Beijing Fengtai to Hankou 5 Xindun 12 Duoluokou 18 Wujiashan Wuhan–Yichang railway to Yichang East 30 Xingou Xin'andu 55 Xiaxindian Changjiangbu loop 7 Changjiangbu Changjiangbu–Jingmen railway to Jingmen 13 Huagong 71 Gepu 78 Yunmeng Yitang Jiepaidian 105 Anlu Sanpigang 125 Pinglin Changlinggang 145 Maping Shigang old Hankou–Danjiangkou line Xihe 166 Suizhou old Suizhou station Liangshuigou Xiaolin–Lishan railway to Xiaolin 190 Lishan Jingmingpu 205 Tangxianzhen Wanfudian 221 Suiyangdian 231 Xinglongji 243 Zaoyang Donggang 279 Juwan Zhangjiaji 299 Jianjiapo 309 Xiangzhou Xiangyang Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Liuzhou 318 Xiangyang North Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway to Jiaozuo 335 Mapeng Xiongying Heilongyan Zhupo 356 Chenjiahu Taipingdian 372 Laohekou East Xiangyang–Chongqing railway to Chongqing Xianrendu 392 Laohekou 401 Hung Shan Tsui Sujiahe Fujia Zhai 418 Danjiang Danjiang Aluminum, Nongfu Spring etc km

The Hankou–Danjiangkou railway or Handan railway (simplified Chinese: 汉丹铁路; traditional Chinese: 漢丹鐵路; pinyin: hàndān tiělù), is a railroad in central China between Wuhan and Danjiangkou in Hubei Province. The line is 411 km (255 mi) long and follows the Han River from Wuhan's Hankou District north to Danjiangkou near the border with Henan Province. The line was built from 1958 to 1966 and double-tracked in 2009. Major cities, counties and towns along route include Wuhan, Anlu, Suizhou, Zaoyang, Xiangyang, Laohekou and Danjiangkou.

This line along with Xiangyang–Chongqing Railway is the traditional route linking Sichuan and Chongqing with Eastern China. After the completion of Yichang-Wanzhou Railway the line's importance decreased slightly but many conventional trains still use this route.

Rail connections

• Wuhan: Beijing–Guangzhou railway, Wuhan–Jiujiang railway, Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, Hefei–Wuhan passenger railway
• Sui County: Xiaolin–Lishan railway
• Xiangyang: Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, Xiangyang–Chongqing railway

See also

• List of railways in China