Not to be confused with Hainan western ring high-speed railway.
Hainan Western Ring Railway
Hainan Western Ring railway at the Dongfang railway station
Overview
Native name
海南西环铁路
Status
Mostly freight services
Owner
China Railway
Locale
Western Hainan
Termini
Haikou
Sanya
Continues from
Guangdong–Hainan railway
Stations
6
Service
Type
Heavy rail
Services
Only for cross-sea train route
Operator(s)
CR Guangzhou
History
Commenced
March 1940
Opened
7 April 1942 (1942-04-07)
Completed
23 March 1942 (1942-03-23)
Technical
Line length
363.8 km (226.1 mi)
Number of tracks
1
Character
At-grade
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
The Hainan western ring railway (Chinese: 海南西环铁路; pinyin: Hǎinán xīhuán tiělù) is a standard-gauge railway running along the coast of the western half of Hainan Island in South China. It connects the provincial capital Haikou on the island's north coast with Sanya, the major city on Hainan's south coast. The rail line is 363.8 km long; its terminals are Haikou railway station and Sanya railway station. Cargo trains enter this railway from Zhanjiang, Guangdong at the South Port of the Guangdong–Hainan Railway.
The Hainan western ring railway has a long history, some of its sections dating to World War II. It has achieved its present form upon the completion of a major expansion and upgrade project in 2005. After that, the Hainan western ring railway (including a few minor side branches) remained the island's only railway until the opening of the Hainan eastern ring high-speed railway in 2010, which connects to the western ring at its both end points.
As of 2019, the Hainan western ring railway is primarily used for freight, and has only very limited passenger service. The new Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway, primarily for passenger service, has been constructed along a fairly similar, but slightly shorter (344 km) route.
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