Zhunge – Shuozhou Railway
The Zhunge – Shuozhou railway is a railway line in the People's Republic of China . It is used exclusively for freight traffic .
Geographical location
Zhunge lies in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China , Shuozhou in the province of Shanxi .
history
The construction of the line was co-financed by the Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Company , which also runs several other similar projects. The line went into operation on January 2, 2019.
Technical specifications
The route is single-track and 205 km long. The cost of construction was 12 billion renminbi (1.6 billion euros ).
The route is only used to transport hard coal . 60 million tonnes are to be transported annually .
literature
- bac: China is putting numerous new lines into operation . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International 4/2019, p. 186f.