Central Junction Railway
| Central Junction Railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | 中繼道 |
| Termini | South Bridge Tlang-qrum Station |
| Stations | 1 (Twa-ts'uk-men) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 30 September 1897 |
| Completed | 27 September 1897 |
| Operator(s) | Railways Themiclesia |
| Events | |
| Closed (war) | 1940 |
| Re-opened | 1944 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 4 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Minimum radius | 85 m (inside) |
| Operating speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
The Central Junction Railway (Shinasthana: 中繼道, trung-kits-luq; lit. "central continuation road") is a 7.1 km railway that bridges the end of the Traverse Main Line with the Inland Main Line. Except its termini, it serves only one station, Twa-ts'uk-men Station. The railway consists of a two parallel tunnels with double tracks and ramps on the west end, while joining the Inland Main Line in the Great East Junction, which itself is underground.
The Central Junction was built some four decades after the earliest main line railways arrived at the capital city of Kien-k'ang, which did not meet each other but terminated at the city's fringes. To enable trains to run through from one railway directly to another and enable railway passengers to alight at city centre, the Central Junction was planned in 1891 and completed in 1897. An underground construction was necessary to cut through the city, which barred the construction of level crossings at several important places in 1877.
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