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Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway or Daxi HSR (simplified Chinese: 大西客运专线; traditional Chinese: 大西客運專線; pinyin: Dà–Xī kèyùn zhuānxiàn) is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line operated by CR Taiyuan Group and CR Xi'an Group between Datong, Shanxi and Xi'an, Shaanxi. It has a length of 859 km (534 mi) through the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi Province, traversing the north-south axis of the former, and will accommodate trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h (160 mph). Travel time between the two terminal cities will be reduced from 16.5 hours to about three hours.