Zhangjiakou-Hohhot high-speed railway 张呼客运专线
Overview
Status	In Operation
Locale	Zhangjiakou Hohhot
Termini	Zhangjiakou Hohhot East
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	30 December 2019
Technical
Line length	286.803 km (178 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	250 km/h (155.3 mph)
Route map  Jingbao Railway to Beijing North  Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway to Beijing North Zhangjiakou Jingbao Railway to Jining South  Huai'an Dazhang high-speed railway  Xinghe North Ulanqab Jingbao Railway to Jining South  Zhuozi East Jingbao Railway to Qixiaying  Qixiaying South Jingbao Railway to Qixiaying  Hohhot East  Jingbao Railway to Baotou East

The Zhangjiakou-Hohhot high-speed railway is a high-speed railway located in China. It connects Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia, to Zhangjiakou in Hebei province. The line has a length of 286 km (178 mi) as a double-tracked passenger dedicated line, with seven stations situated along its route.^[1] Construction was commenced on April 28, 2014.^[2] Connection with the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway enables high speed rail services from the central region of Inner Mongolia to Beijing, reducing the travel time between Beijing and Hohhot from nine hours to under three hours.^[3] The western section from Ulanqab to Hohhot East was opened on August 3, 2017.^[4] The section from Zhangjiakou to Ulanqab opened in December 2019.^[5]

Stations

Route description

Starting from Zhangjiakou, heading west through Wanquan County and Huai'an County to Huai'an. Continuing westward through Shangyi County before crossing the border into Inner Mongolia's Xinghe County to Xinghe North. Further westward across the Qahar Right Front Banner to the Jining District to Ulanqab. Shadowing the route of the G6 Expressway the line then comes to Zhuozi East in Zhuozi County along with Qixiaying South. Finally this line terminates at Hohhot East.

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