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Railway in Guizhou, China
The Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway (Chinese: 贵开城际铁路) is a higher-speed railway within Guizhou province, connecting the provincial capital of Guiyang to Kaiyang. It starts at Guiyang North station, travelling 62 km (39 mi) north-east to Kaiyang station.
Works on this project started on September 20, 2010, with construction completed by October 28, 2014.[2] A feature of this new line is the Nanjiang Bridge (South River Bridge), as one of the world's highest bridges at 230 m (755 ft) high with a span of 176 m (577 ft). December 16, 2014, saw commencement of testing and safety checks on the line. On May 1, 2015, the project was opened to the public and revenue operations commenced.[3]
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- Italics: under construction or currently not operational
- (-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
- §: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
- (Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines
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South America | None
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* An asterisk indicates overlap with conventional services. |