Pingnan railway is a railway line in Shenzhen

Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

 connecting Pinghu with Nanshan

Nanshan District, Shenzhen

Nanshan District is one of the seven districts comprising Shenzhen. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 0.9 million...

. Freight and long-distance passenger train services are provided.

The route

The line is 50.2 kilometres (31.2 mi) long with 8 stations, from Pinghu

Pinghu railway station

Pinghu railway station serves the municipality of Pinghu, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China . It is a stop on the Guangshen railway, and also termini of Pingnan railway and Pingyan railway....

, where it is linked to Guangshen railway, to Shekou West or Mawan (which are on different branches). The entire line is single-track and built at standard gauge

Standard gauge

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 . The maximum speed on the line is 75 kilometres per hour (46.6 mph). The line is not electrified

Railway electrification system

A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world...

, and therefore only diesel locomotive

Diesel locomotive

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s are used on the line.

History

The railway was planned in the late 1980s to provide rail access for the Port of Shenzhen

Port of Shenzhen

The Port of Shenzhen is one of the busiest and fastest growing ports in southern mainland China. It is located in the southern region of the Pearl River Delta in China's Guangdong province...

. It was the first railway in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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 being built with both local and foreign capital. Construction of the Pingnan railway was approved in 1991 by the Chinese Government

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 and commenced in September that year. In March 1993 part of the route was opened for trial operation. The entire line was opened in September 1994 and included into the national railway network

Rail transport in the People's Republic of China

Rail transport is the most commonly used mode of long-distance transportation in the People's Republic of China. Almost all rail operations are handled by the Ministry of Railways, which is part of the State Council of the People's Republic of China...

.

List of Stations

Name	Chinese name	Grade	Location	Distance from Pinghu in Kilometres	Notes
Pinghu Pinghu railway station Pinghu railway station serves the municipality of Pinghu, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China . It is a stop on the Guangshen railway, and also termini of Pingnan railway and Pingyan railway....	平湖	4	Longgang District, Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...	0	Guangshen Railway, Pingyan railway
Mugu	木古	4	Longgang District	3
Bantian	坂田	4	Longgang District	17
Tanglang	塘朗	n/a	Longgang District	?	Proposed; located near Tanglang Station Tanglang Station Tanglang Station is a Metro station of Shenzhen Metro Huanzhong Line. It started operations on June 22, 2011. This station is an elevated station.-Station layout:-Exits:-References:* *...  of the Shenzhen Metro Shenzhen Metro The Shenzhen Metro is the subway or underground system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. The system opened on 28 December 2004, making Shenzhen the seventh city in mainland China to have a subway after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Wuhan. The Shenzhen...
Xili Xili Railway Station Xili Railway Station is a railway station in Nanshan District, Shenzhen on the Pingnan Railway.On September 2, 2007, two empty freight carriages were derailed at a switch beside Xili railway station. The carriages were damaged and services on the railway were suspended. Repair works were completed...	西丽	4	Nanshan District Nanshan District, Shenzhen Nanshan District is one of the seven districts comprising Shenzhen. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 0.9 million... , Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...	28
Shenzhen West Shenzhen West Railway Station Shenzhen West Railway Station is a railway station in Shenzhen on the Pingnan railway. It opened in 1993. In late 2003 it was renovated and enlarged from a few hundred square metres in area to about .Shenzhen West Railway Station, known as Nantou Railway Station, is located on Xuefu Lu, Nanshan...	深圳西	1	Nanshan District	35
Mawan	妈湾	4	Nanshan District	40.4
Shekou West	蛇口西	4	Nanshan District	41.1	On a separate branch from Shenzhen West Station; Located near Chiwan Station Chiwan Station Chiwan Station is the terminal Metro station of Shenzhen Metro Shekou Line. It was opened at December 28, 2010.In the distant future, Chiwan Station will be the transfer station between Shekou Line and Huanzhong Line.-Station layout:-Exit:...  of Shenzhen Metro Shenzhen Metro The Shenzhen Metro is the subway or underground system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. The system opened on 28 December 2004, making Shenzhen the seventh city in mainland China to have a subway after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Wuhan. The Shenzhen...
Chiwan Chiwan Railway Station Chiwan Railway Station is a former railway station on the Pingnan Railway. It opened in 1993. In 2005 Chiwan railway station was demolished to make way for a new access road into Chiwan port. The port holdings company compensated over 34 million yuan for this....	赤湾	n/a	Nanshan District	?	Closed