Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge
Bridge in Henan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge (Chinese: 郑焦城际铁路黄河大桥) is a four-track railway bridge in Henan, China, across the Yellow River. It carries the Beijing–Guangzhou railway and the Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway.
Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 34.9644°N 113.5228°E |
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| Crosses | Yellow River |
| Locale | Henan, China |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 26 May 2014 |
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Construction on the bridge began in October 2010. It was built to carry the new Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway and as a replacement for the Jiayingguan Yellow River Railway Bridge on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, located between 110 and 190 metres upstream.[1] On 16 May 2014, the bridge was opened for trains on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.[2] The Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway opened on 26 June 2015.[3]
The tracks for the Beijing–Guangzhou railway have a maxmimum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 miles per hour) and the tracks for the Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway have a maximum speed of 250 kilometres per hour (160 miles per hour).[2]
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