Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway, from Datong city in north China's Shanxi province to Qinhuangdao city in north China's Hebei province, transports coal from west to east China with a total length of 653 kilometers.
The railway, open to passengers since December, 1992, is the country's first heavy haulage railway only for transporting coal.
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| A train travels on the Yongdinghe Bridge section of the Datong-Qinghuangdao Railway, June 16, 2012. (Photo / IC) |
