Ningwu-Kelan Railway
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Ningwu-Kelan Railway or Ningke Railway , is a single-track
regional railroad in Shanxi Province of northern
China
between Ningwu and Kelan Counties. The line is 95.95 km (60 mi) long, and was built between 1967 and 1971 as a national defense railroad to support the building of the Third Front
in China's mountainous interior. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
in Kelan County
, a space rocket and strategic missile launch facility, is located along route. In recent years, the railway has been used to transport growing coal output from northern Shanxi and was electrified in 2008 to increase transport capacity.
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
regional railroad in Shanxi Province of northern
North China
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between Ningwu and Kelan Counties. The line is 95.95 km (60 mi) long, and was built between 1967 and 1971 as a national defense railroad to support the building of the Third Front
Third Front (China)
The Third Front is a massive Chinese development of industry in its south-western interior, where it would be strategically secure in the event of a war.-Origins:...
in China's mountainous interior. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center also known as Base 25 , is a People's Republic of China space and defence launch facility . It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou Prefecture, Shanxi Province and is the second of three launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full...
in Kelan County
Kelan County
Kelan County is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, Shanxi Province of China.Area: 1984 km2.Population: 80,000Postal Code: 036300Telephone Area Code: 0350The county government is located in Lanyi town....
, a space rocket and strategic missile launch facility, is located along route. In recent years, the railway has been used to transport growing coal output from northern Shanxi and was electrified in 2008 to increase transport capacity.