Handan-Changzhi Railway
The Handan–Changzhi Railway or Hanchang Railway (simplified Chinese: 邯长铁路; traditional Chinese: 邯長鐵路; pinyin: háncháng tiělù), is a major railroad in northern China for the transportation of coal. The railway is named after its terminal cities, Handan in Hebei Province and Changzhi in Shanxi Province. The line, 221.7 km (138 mi) in length, was built in segments in the 1900s, 1940s, and the 1970s.