page_title: Beijing–Tongliao railway
section_title: Route
hierarchical_section_title: Beijing–Tongliao railway / Route
caption_attribution_description: Luanping county,Hebei province,China
context_page_description: The Beijing–Tongliao or Jingtong railway, also known as the Shahe–Tongliao or Shatong railway, is a railroad in northern China between Beijing, the national capital, and Tongliao in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The line is 804 km long and runs northwest from Beijing Municipality through Hebei Province to southeastern Inner Mongolia. The line was built between 1972 and 1977, and entered into operations in 1980. Major cities and counties along route include Beijing,
  Luanping, Longhua, Chifeng and Tongliao.
context_section_description: In Beijing, the Jingtong line begins at Changping North Railway Station, in suburban Changping District north of the city. At Changping North Station, the lines branches off of the Beijing-Baotou Railway and heads northeast through Huairou and Miyun Districts Beijing–Baotou railway and then heads northeast through Huairou and Miyun Districts and leaves the city at Gubeikou Pass in the Yan Mountains.  The line continues north through Luanping and Longhua counties of Hebei Province before reaching Chifeng in Inner Mongolia. From Chifeng, the line runs northeast following National Highway 111 across the Zhelimu Desert to Tongliao. The main line is 804 km (500 mi) long with 86 stations.  Including connection lines to the Beijing-Chengde and Shenyang-Chengde railways, the Beijing–Tongliao railway has a total track length of  870 km (541 mi).
caption: The Beijing–Tongliao railway at Luanping, Hebei
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