Jingmen-Shashi Railway
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Jingmen-Shashi Railway or Jingsha Railway , 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. The line runs from Shashi on the Yangtze River
north to Jingmen
and is primarily used to carry freight. The line's five stations are Jingmen South, Tuanlin, Shayang, Jingzhou North and Shashi.
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
regional railroad in Hubei Province of central China
China
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between Jingmen
Jingmen
Jingmen is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the city is approximately 2,984,000 . The urban area of Jingmen City has a population of about 350,000...
and Shashi District
Shashi District
Shashi District is a district within the main urban area of the Jingzhou Prefecture-level City, Hubei Province, China. It is located on the left bank of the Yangtze River, between Yichang and Wuhan...
of Jingzhou
Jingzhou
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The city is located on the banks of the Yangtze River.Its population is 5,691,707 at the 2010 census whom 1,154,086 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.-Geography:Jingzhou occupies an area of...
. The line is 74.1 km (46 mi) long, and was built between 1986 and 1989. The line runs from Shashi on the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
north to Jingmen
Jingmen
Jingmen is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the city is approximately 2,984,000 . The urban area of Jingmen City has a population of about 350,000...
and is primarily used to carry freight. The line's five stations are Jingmen South, Tuanlin, Shayang, Jingzhou North and Shashi.