Fengtai–Shacheng railway
![](../I/m/China_Railways_SS3_6088_20110901.jpg)
The Fengtai–Shacheng railway (simplified Chinese: 丰沙铁路; traditional Chinese: 豐沙鐵路; pinyin: Fēngshā Tiělù), also known as the Fengsha railway, is a dual-track, electrified, railroad in northern China. The Fengtai–Shacheng railway runs 105 km (65 mi) from Fengtai District in western Beijing Municipality to the town of Shacheng in Huailai County, Hebei Province.[1] The line passes through Beijing's Fengtai, Shijingshan and Mentougou Districts, and Huailai County in northern Hebei. The original single track line was built from 1952 to 1955.[1] The second track was added in 1972.[1] The line was electrified in 1984.[1]
Line description
![](../I/m/8K_143_20100405.jpg)
The Fengsha railway runs up the Yongding River Valley from Fengtai District in southwest Beijing through the Taihang Mountains and across the Guanting Reservoir to Shacheng, on the Beijing–Baotou railway.[1] The line crosses the Yongding River eight times through rugged terrain and has 67 tunnels and 81 bridges in all.[1] The shortest tunnel, No. 056, just 19.8 m (65 ft) in length, is the shortest standard gauge rail tunnel in China.
![](../I/m/8K_124_20111102.jpg)
The famous late Qing Dynasty railway engineer Jeme Tien Yow considered routing the Beijing–Zhangjiakou railway through the Yongding River Valley, but abandoned the approach due to high construction costs.[1][2] The line was built in 1952 as an alternative route to Beijing–Baotou railway for the shipment of coal from Shanxi.[1] The Fengsha railway avoids the steep incline at Nankou near Badaling on the Jingbao Line.[2] A marble stele by the entrance to Tunnel No. 1 near Liuliqu Village commemorates the 108 soldiers who died building the initial line.[1]
Rail connections
- Beijing: Beijing–Shanghai railway, Beijing–Harbin railway, Beijing–Baotou railway, Beijing–Chengde railway, Trans-Manchurian Railway
- Beijing West: Beijing–Guangzhou railway, Beijing–Kowloon railway, Beijing–Yuanping railway
- Shijingshan South: Beijing–Yuanping railway, Trans-Mongolian Railway
- Shacheng: Beijing–Baotou railway
See also
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fengtai–Shacheng railway. |