Datong Transportation, China Travel Guide

Datong is a city in the northern Shanxi Province in China, and is located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of 1090 meters. It has a population of approximately 3.11 million.The town was founded as "Pingcheng" in 200 BC during the Han Dynasty. Located near the Great Wall Pass to Inner Mongolia it blossomed during the following period and became a stop-off point for Camel Caravans moving from China into Mongolia and beyond. It was sacked at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Pingcheng became the capital of Northern Wei from 398 AD until 494 AD. The famous Yungang Grottoes were constructed during the later part of this period (460-494 AD).The city was renamed Datong in 1048 AD and sacked again at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1649 AD), but promptly rebuilt in 1652 AD.

Railway: The railroad communication in Daton is more perfect. The railroads for carrying coal have four greatest railroads which are Jingbao Railroad, Daqing Railroad, Beitongpu Railroad and Jingyuan Railroad. There are trains in Datong to Beijing, Taiyuan, Xian, Yinchuan, Shijiazhuang, Baotou, Shenyang etc. The train station of Datong locates in the north of the downtown, you can get it by bus of No.2, No.4, No.8, No.14 and No.15.

Road: Currently, Jingda Freeway which is from Datong to Beijing is been built, a sect of it in Shanxi has been finished; there is freeway from Datong to near Taijiaping. The main highways which pass Datong are Dayun Highway, Datang Highway, Dahuai Highway, Dalai Highway, Dayang Highway etc. There are long distance buses in the bus station of Datong to Tanyuan, Xuanhua, Suzhou etc. The long distance bus station is at the front of the train station of Datong, you can get it by bus of No.2, No.4, No.8 etc.

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