Xinyi–Changxing_railway
Xinyi–Changxing railway
Railway line in China
The Xinyi–Changxing railway or Xinchang railway (simplified Chinese: 新长铁路; traditional Chinese: 新長鐵路; pinyin: Xīn–Cháng tiělù), also known as the Xinchang line (simplified Chinese: 新长线; traditional Chinese: 新長線; pinyin: Xīncháng xiàn), is a single-track railway line in eastern China between the cities of Xinyi in Jiangsu Province and Changxing County in Zhejiang Province. It runs north-south through the entire length of Jiangsu Province and the northern tip of Zhejiang. Major cities along route include Huai'an, Yancheng, Hai'an, Jingjiang, Jiangyin and Yixing. Including a 62.5 km (38.8 mi) spur from Hai'an to Nantong, the Xinchang railway is 638 km (396 mi) in total length. It used a train ferry to cross the Yangtze River, but this closed in 2019. Passenger services south of Hai'an have also been abandoned.