Nanjing–Xi'an railway
The Nanjing–Xi'an railway or Ningxi railway (simplified Chinese: 宁西铁路; traditional Chinese: 寧西鐵路; pinyin: níngxī tiělù), is a major trunkline railroad in China connecting Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province and Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province.And the high-speed Hefei–Nanjing section in the east, better known as the Hefei–Nanjing passenger railway, 166 km (103 mi) in length opened on April 18, 2008.[3] The Ningxi railway passes through five provinces in central and eastern China.The main line skirts Hubei Province near Sui County.[3] Construction began in 2000 and the Xi'an-Hefei section of the line entered into operation on January 7, 2004.