Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway
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The Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway (simplified Chinese: 晋豫鲁铁路; traditional Chinese: 晋豫鲁鐵路; pinyin: jìnyùlǔ tiělù) or the Jinyulu railway, also known as the Shanxi South Central railway or the Watang–Rizhao railway, is an electrified double-track heavy freight railway across northern China. The line runs 1,260 km (780 mi) from the village of Watang in Lüliang, Shanxi Province to the port of Rizhao in Shandong Province, and is named after the three provinces through which it passes Jin (Shanxi), Yu (Henan) and Lu (Shandong).[1] The line is the world's longest heavy freight railway and is designed to facilitate the export of coal from Shanxi to overseas markets.[2] The line can accommodate train speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph). Cities along route include Lüliang, Liulin, Hongdong, Changzhi and Pingshun in Shanxi; Linzhou, Anyang, Tangyin, Puyang, Hebi, Fan County and Taiqian County in Henan; Liangshan County, Dongping, Ningyang, Xintai, Laiwu, Yiyuan, Yishui, Ju County, Junan and Rizhao in Shandong. The line was built from 2010 to 2014[1] and operations began on December 30, 2014.[3]