Hai'an–Yangkou Port railway

Hai'an–Yangkou Port railway[1]
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Hai'an Beiyu (fright) Rudong (passenger)
Stations	5 (3 for passenger)
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Technical
Line length	77 km (48 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	None
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Hai'an–Yangkou Port railway^[1] (Chinese: 海洋铁路; pinyin: Hǎi-Yáng tiělù), also known as Rudong railway (Chinese: 如东铁路; pinyin: Rúdōng tiělù), is a single-track railway branch in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. The combined passenger and freight line is 77 kilometres (47.8 mi) long and has a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour (74.6 mph).^[2]

History

Construction began in 2008.^[3] The line was completed in 2012. Passenger service began on 16 January 2014. The line was designed to allow electrification and speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour (99.4 mph) in the future.^[2]

Route

The line diverges from the Nanjing–Qidong railway south of Hai'an railway station and continues east.

Stations

• Hai'an
• Xichang (freight)
• Bencha^[4]

• Rudong
• Beiyu (freight)

References

1. "Railways". Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. By the end of 2016, railways in Nantong reached 220 kilometers, including the Xinchang (Jiangsu's Xinyi - Zhejiang's Changxing) Railway, Ningqi (Nanjing-Qidong) Railway and Haiyang (Hai'an-Yangkou port) railway.
2. ""大南通"环形铁路网添重要支线 海洋铁路客运16日开通 _新华报业网". 2014-01-11. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
3. "江苏海洋铁路主体完工 春节前后将试运行". 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
4. "Railways". Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Nantong had five passenger railway stations – Nantong, Rugao, Hai'an, Bencha and Rudong