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International Railroad Discussion > New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railwaysDate: 08/21/21 13:55 New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: illini73 A new bridge opened August 17, 2021 linking the Chinese and Russian railway systems near the northeastern China city of Tongjiang. Article on the 2.2km structure here:
Tongjiang - Nizhneleninskoye Railway Bridge opens The bridge, part of China's "Belt and Road" initiative, will reduce the rail distance between Tongjiang and Moscow by 809km, saving about 10 hours of transit time. Date: 08/21/21 14:26 Re: New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: ShoreLineRoute What gauge?
Oilver Barrett Date: 08/21/21 14:39 Re: New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: usmc1401 Could be standard and Russian gauge. Maybe reason for offset rails.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/21 18:20 by usmc1401. Date: 08/21/21 14:42 Re: New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: cchan006 ShoreLineRoute Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > What gauge? > Oilver Barrett Very good question, since Russia's standard gauge is 5' (1520mm) while China's is like ours, 4' 8" (1435 mm). Date: 08/21/21 15:12 Re: New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: illini73 Apparently, based on a reading of a (poorly) translated Chinese article on the bridge, it can handle wheelsets of either the Russian or Chinese "standard" gauges. Hence the four rails on the bridge deck as shown in the linked CNN article. It's not clear where the wagon bogies are swapped out, if that's what they're doing. Bridge speed limit is 100kph.
Link to translated article: China News Service article on China-Russia railway bridge (translated) Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/21 15:12 by illini73. Date: 08/21/21 20:39 Re: New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: ORNHOO Wikipedia has an article: https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye_railway_bridge
Date: 08/22/21 12:21 Re: New international bridge links Russian, Chinese railways Author: gobbl3gook Very interesting.
It's in the far northeast of China. Not likely to be a Beijing-Moscow mainline. But they talk about it that way... There is already a China-Russia rail connection with the historic Beijing-Moscow line through Manchuria farther west. I wonder what route they are referring to with the "800 km shorter" statement. Location: https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=47.92278444035086&lon=132.69664764404297&zoom=12 Ted in UT Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/21 12:25 by gobbl3gook. |