Railway line in China
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 .[ 1] [ 2] The line was built from 1958 to 1966 and double-tracked in 2009.[ 2] [ 3] Major cities 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.
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Intercity and long-distance Regional intercity Upgraded old lines
Italics : under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A- : section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines