The Hankou–Danjiangkou railway or Handan railway (simplified Chinese: 汉丹铁路; traditional Chinese: 漢丹鐵路; pinyin: hàndān tiělù), is a railroad in central China between Wuhan and Danjiangkou in Hubei Province.
The line is 411 km (255 mi) long and follows the Han River from Wuhan's Hankou District north to Danjiangkou near the border with Henan Province.
[2][3] Major cities and towns along route include Wuhan, Anlu, Suizhou, Zaoyang, Xiangyang, Laohekou and Danjiangkou.
This line along with Xiangyang–Chongqing Railway is the traditional route linking Sichuan and Chongqing with Eastern China.
After the completion of Yichang-Wanzhou Railway the line's importance decreased slightly but many conventional trains still use this route.