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Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway
焦柳铁路
Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway ; 焦柳铁路
	The Jiaoliu railway crosses the Yangtze River via the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge in Zhicheng, Hubei Province.
Overview
Status	Active
Termini	Jiaozuo; Liuzhou;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	1,639 km (1,018 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Yueshan–Shimenxian North); 1 (Shimenxian North–Liuzhou);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Lanzhou
	Lianyungang East
	Xinfengzhen
	Linchang
	Zhengzhou Group
	Wuhan Group
	Xiangyang–Chongqing railway
	from Shiyan, Chongqing
	Wuhan Group
	Guangzhou Group
	Shimen–Changsha railway
	to Changde, Changsha
	Kunming
	Shanghai South
	Guangzhou Group
	Nanjing Group
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The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway or Jiaoliu railway (simplified Chinese: 焦柳铁路; traditional Chinese: 焦柳鐵路; pinyin: jiāoliǔ tiělù), is a major trunkline railroad in China between Jiaozuo in central China and Liuzhou in southern China. The line is 1,639 km (1,018 mi) long and runs north–south through four provinces.^[1] The line was built between 1969 and 1978.

Major cities along route include Jiaozuo, Jiyuan, Luoyang, Nanyang and Dengzhou in Henan Province; Xiangyang and Jingmen in Hubei Province; Shimen, Zhangjiajie, Jishou and Huaihua in Hunan Province and Liuzhou in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.

History

The Jiaoliu railway was built in northern and southern sections. The northern section from Jiaozuo to Zhicheng Town (in Yidu County-level City, Hubei Province) was built from 1969 to 1970.^[1] The southern section from Zhicheng to Liuzhou was built from 1970 to 1978.^[1] The two halves were joined in 1988 after the completion of the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge.^[1] In December 2009, electrification of the Luoyang-Zhangjiangjie section was completed and top train speeds rose from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 160 km/h (99 mph).^[2]