The Baoji–Zhongwei railway is a railway line in northwest China: it starts in Baoji in Shaanxi, passes through Pingliang in Gansu and finally ends in Zhenluobao (镇罗堡) in Zhongwei in Ningxia, with a total length of 498.19 kilometres.[http://www.nxnews.net/785/2008-9-17/[email protected] —一碗鸡蛋面（宁夏新闻网） Construction on the railway started in 1990宁夏交通概况 and track laying was completed on 10 July 1994. It was electrified and opened in the following year on 8 June 1995. The railway is under the jurisdiction of the Xi'an Railway Bureau in Shaanxi and the Lanzhou Railway Bureau in Gansu and Ningxia. The line is single-track and electrified. It is a key line connecting Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia.

There are plans to make the line double-tracked and increase the maximum speed to 160 km/h.

Route The line starts at Guozhen station in Qianwei town near Baoji and ends at Yinshuiqiao station just west of Zhongwei, traversing 14 counties and cities in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia.

Main stations Baoji railway station Qianyang Qixian Huating Pingliang Guyuan Tongxin Zhongwei

See also

Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway, an alternative route between Shaanxi and Ningxia through Gansu Xi'an–Pingliang railway

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