Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway

The Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway or Jingguangshengang high-speed railway from its Chinese name is a high-speed railway corridor of the CRH passenger service, connecting Beijingxi station in Beijing and Futian station in Shenzhen, Guangdong (from there onwards to cross the border to West Kowloon station in Kowloon, Hong Kong through the XRL) in less than nine hours of travel time. It is 2,230 kilometres (1,390 mi) long, and is the only Chinese high-speed railway to cross a border that requires immigration and customs clearance.^[1][2][3] The existing, conventional Jingguang railway runs largely parallel to the line.

Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway corridor
A CRH380AL trainset departing Beijing for Shenzhen as G71
Overview
Other name(s)	Jingguangshengang high-speed railway
Native name	京广深港高速铁路
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway (Mainland section) KCR Corporation (Hong Kong section)
Locale	Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hong Kong SAR
Termini	Beijingxi (further: Beijing Fengtai) Hong Kong West Kowloon
Stations	47
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor
Operator(s)	China Railway MTR (only between Guangzhou South and West Kowloon)
Depot(s)	Beijing MU Depot Shijiazhuang MU Depot Zhengzhou MU Depot Wuhan MU Depot Changsha MU Depot Guangzhou MU Depot Shenzhen MU Depot Shek Kong Stabling Sidings
Rolling stock	CRH380A CRH380B CRH380D China Standardized EMU Vibrant Express (only between Guangzhou South and West Kowloon)
History
Opened	26 December 2012 (2012-12-26)
Technical
Line length	2,230 km (1,390 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Character	Elevated (Beijing West to Shenzhen North) Underground (Shenzhen North to West Kowloon)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	350 km/h (220 mph) (Beijing West to Wuhan 300 km/h (190 mph) (Wuhan to Shenzhen North) 200 km/h (120 mph) (Shenzhen North to West Kowloon)
Signalling	CTCS-3
Average inter-station distance	47.8 km (29.7 mi)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	京广深港高速铁路
Traditional Chinese	京廣深港高速鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngguǎngshēngǎng Gāosù Tiělù IPA [tɕíŋ.kwàŋ.ʂə́n.kàŋ káʊ.sû tʰjè.lû] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ging^1gwong^2sam^1gong^2 gou^1cuk^1 tit^3lou^6 IPA [kéŋ.kʷɔ̌ːŋ.sɐ́m.kɔ̌ːŋ kóu.tsʰók̚ tʰīːt̚.lòu]
Route map Legend km Beijing underground cross-city railway to Beijing 0 Beijing West 59 Zhuozhou East 84 Gaobeidian East 139 Baoding East 200 Dingzhou East 244 Zhengding Airport Shijiazhuang–Jinan high-speed railway to Jinan East 280 Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway to Taiyuan 323 Gaoyi West 384 Xingtai East 437 Handan East 496 Anyang East 542 Hebi East 595 Xinxiang East Yellow River 663 Zhengzhou East Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway 744 Xuchang East 799 Luohe West 864 Zhumadian West 917 Minggang East 960 Xinyang East 1,024 Xiaogan North Hengdian East Hankou Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge 1,136 Wuhan Wulongquan East 1,221 Xianning North 1,264 Chibi North 1,346 Yueyang East 1,416 Miluo East Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway to Shanghai South 1,484 Changsha South Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway to Kunming South Zhuzhou West 1,591 Hengshan West 1,632 Hengyang East 1,687 Leiyang West 1,766 Chenzhou West Lechang East 1,896 Shaoguan 1,966 Yingde West 2,023 Qingyuan 2,060 Guangzhou North 2,105 Guangzhou South Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway to Zhuhai 2,136 Qingsheng Shiziyang Tunnel (10.8 km) under Pearl River estuary 2,155 Humen 2,191 Guangmingcheng Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen HSR to Hangzhou East 2,208 Shenzhen North 2,216 Futian Guangdong Hong Kong border Hong Kong West Kowloon km This diagram: view talk edit

The line forms part of the Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor, based on the "Eight Verticals and Eight Horizontals" railway master plan announced in 2016.

History

Construction started in 2005. The Wuhan–Guangzhou section opened in December 2009, the Guangzhou–Shenzhen section opened in December 2011, the Zhengzhou–Wuhan section opened in September 2012, and the Beijing–Zhengzhou section was opened in December 2012. The 36-kilometre (22 mi) cross-border Shenzhen–Hong Kong section opened on 23 September 2018.^[4] The line is the world's longest high-speed rail route.^[5] The high speed rail line cuts travel time by more than half.^[5] The line fully opened on 23 September 2018.^[6]

Through-services with other high-speed lines

Besides trains running between Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the railway also has direct service with other connecting high-speed lines. The direct Xi'an–Zhengzhou–Wuhan–Guangzhou–Shenzhen service started simultaneously with the opening of the Zhengzhou–Wuhan section in September 2012, as well as the direct interline service Xi'an-Zhengzhou–Beijing, Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang–Guangzhou, Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang–Wuhan–Guangzhou.^[7][8] The Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway have through operation to Guangzhou South albeit limited due to track situation in Shenzhen North Station.

Connections to local transport

To minimize disruptions to existing urban areas and provide large curve radii, the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway, similar to other such railways in China, was constructed in an alignment somewhat different from the existing Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. In most cities served by the high-speed railway, its trains stop at stations built specifically for the new line, which are away from the urban core and the city's conventional railway station. In some of the larger cities, it may take more than an hour to ride a bus or taxi from the city centre to the high-speed rail station.^[9] One notable exception is Shijiazhuang station, which is shared with conventional trains and located in city centre (but moved south from the original). It is also possible for high-speed trains to stop at Zhengzhou station and Hankou station, which shared the characteristics of Shijiazhuang Station, but unlike Shijiazhuang they are not on main track of the Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed line.

To alleviate this most of the cities involved have improved the public transit access to the new high-speed rail stations, or plan to do so. Guangzhounan station is already served by Guangzhou Metro (Line 2) and Beijingxi station served by Beijing Metro (Line 7, 9). Wuhan station is served by Wuhan Metro's Line 4 and Zhengzhoudong station by Zhengzhou Metro's Line 1, both of which opened in December 2013, and Shijiazhuang station by Shijiazhuang Metro's Line 3, opened in June 2017.

Transfers to other rail lines

Guangzhounan station and Wuhan station are designed as hubs for several high-speed railway (HSR) lines. Frequent service to Zhuhai is available at Guangzhou South, while a connection to Yichang can be made at Wuhan.

Although the Beijing–Guangzhou HSR largely parallels the older conventional Beijing–Guangzhou line, most of the HSR stations are located away from the local conventional train stations. Therefore, direct transfer to conventional (not high-speed) trains is possible only at a few stations along the route. Among them are Beijing West (which is one of the nation's main passenger railway hubs), Shijiazhuang, and Guangzhoubei.

Immigration clearance

As Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong portion of the high speed rail passes through an immigration control point. The West Kowloon Terminus was designed to allow both Mainland and Hong Kong officials to conduct immigration control in Hong Kong,^[10] but for several years there was an unclear constitutional issue as Mainland officials were thought not to have the constitutional authority to enforce Mainland law in Hong Kong.^[11][12] In November 2017, the Government of Hong Kong resolved this by signing the Co-operation Arrangement for Implementing Co-location Arrangement, designating a portion of West Kowloon railway station as the "Mainland Port Area" that would be subject to Mainland law.^[13] Travelers coming from Hong Kong therefore pass through Mainland immigration and customs clearance before boarding their trains, allowing direct service to the entire Mainland high-speed rail network without having to stop at the Mainland-Hong Kong border.^[14]

Sections

Operational lines in the table below are marked with green background.

Section	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date	Top trip speed
Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway	HSR Corridor connecting North with Central China, consisting of four segments between Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.	350	2230	2005-09-01	2018	See below
Beijing–Shijiazhuang section (Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway)	HSR from Beijingxi (further: Fengtai) to Shijiazhuang	350	281	2008-10-08	2012-12-26^[15]	-
Shijiazhuang–Wuhan section (Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway)	HSR from Shijiazhuang to Wuhan via Zhengzhoudong	350	838	2008-10-15	2012-09-28 (ZZD–WH) 2012-12-26 (SJZ–ZZD)	-
Wuhan–Guangzhou Section (Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway)	HSR from Wuhan to Guangzhounan via Changshanan	350	968	2005-09-01	2009-12-26	313^[16]
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Section Mainland Portion (Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link)	HSR from Guangzhounan to Futian via Shenzhenbei	350 (GZN–SZB) 200 (SZB–FT)	106	2005-12-18	2011-12-26 (GZN–SZB) 2014-07^[17] (SZB–FT)	308
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Section Hong Kong Portion (Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link)	HSR from Futian to West Kowloon	200	36 (26 km in Hong Kong)	2010-01-27	2018-09-23^[18]

Station list

Major railway terminals are in bold. Medium-size stations that trains can regularly terminate are in Italics

Station name	Chinese	Total distance (km)	Travel time		Rail transfers*	Metro and Commuter rail transfers*	Platforms	Tracks served by platform	Location
			250 km/h	350 km/h					Prefecture/ City	Province/ Territory
Beijing West	北京西	0	0:00 (D2031)	0:00 (G71)	Beijing–Guangzhou railway Beijing–Kowloon railway Beijing underground cross-city railway	7  9    Sub-Central			Beijing	Beijing
Zhuozhou East	涿州东 涿州東	59	0:25 (D2021)^[failed verification]^[19]	0:25 (G527)^[20]					Baoding	Hebei
Gaobeidian East	高碑店东 高碑店東	84	0:30 (D2031)^[failed verification]^[21]	0:30 (G567)^[22]
Baoding East	保定东 保定東	139	0:54 (D2031)	0:41 (G71)^[23]
Dingzhou East	定州东 定州東	200	2:13 (D2021)	1:01 (G567)
Zhengding Airport	正定机场 正定機場	244	1:38 (D2031)	1:17 (G6701)^[24]					Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang	石家庄 石家莊	280	1:54 (D2031)	1:19 (G71)	Beijing–Guangzhou railway Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan passenger railway	2   3
Gaoyi West	高邑西	323	2:12 (D2031)	1:38 (G563)^[25]
Xingtai East	邢台东 邢台東	384	2:39 (D2031)	1:58 (G563)					Xingtai
Handan East	邯郸东 邯鄲東	437	2:58 (D2031)	2:01 (G71)					Handan
Anyang East	安阳东 安陽東	496	3:17 (D2031)	2:28 (G567)					Anyang	Henan
Hebi East	鹤壁东 鶴壁東	542	3:54 (D2031)	2:31 (G527)					Hebi
Xinxiang East	新乡东 新鄉東	595	4:12 (D2031)	2:41 (G71)					Xinxiang
Zhengzhou East	郑州东 鄭州東	663	4:44 (D2031)	3:04 (G71)	Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway	1   5			Zhengzhou
Xuchang East	许昌东 許昌東	744	5:09 (D2031)	3:31 (G527)					Xuchang
Luohe West	漯河西	799	5:38 (D2031)	3:50 (G503)^[26]					Luohe
Zhumadian West	驻马店西 駐馬店西	864	5:58 (D2031)	3:53 (G71)					Zhumadian
Minggang East	明港东 明港東	917	6:17 (D2031)						Xinyang
Xinyang East	信阳东 信陽東	960	6:32 (D2031)	4:22 (G527)
Xiaogan North	孝感北	1024	6:52 (D2031)	4:33 (G71)					Xiaogan	Hubei
Hengdian East	横店东 橫店東								Wuhan
Wuhan	武汉 武漢	1136	7:25 (D2031)	4:17 (G79)	Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway Wuhan–Jiujiang passenger railway Wuhan–Huangshi intercity railway Wuhan–Huanggang intercity railway	metro   4
Wulongquan East	乌龙泉东 烏龍泉東
Xianning North	咸宁北 咸寧北	1221	7:49 (D2103)^[27]	5:32 (G501)^[28]					Xianning
Chibi North	赤壁北	1264	8:10 (D2103)	5:46 (C503)
Yueyang East	岳阳东 岳壁東	1346	8:33 (D2103)	5:58 (G71)					Yueyang	Hunan
Miluo East	汨罗东 汨羅東	1416	8:59 (D2103)	6:19 (G501)
Changsha South	长沙南 長沙南	1484	9:25 (D2103)	6:34 (G71)	Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway	2   4     Maglev			Changsha
Zhuzhou West	株洲西	1524	9:46 (D2103)						Zhuzhou
Hengshan West	衡山西	1591	10:10 (D2103)	7:07 (G71)					Hengyang
Hengyang East	衡阳东 衡陽東	1632	10:28 (D2103)	7:22 (G71)
Leiyang West	耒阳西 耒陽西	1687	10:53 (D2103)	7:41 (G71)
Chenzhou West	郴州西	1766	11:22 (D2103)	8:09 (G71)					Chenzhou
Lechang East	乐昌东 樂昌東								Shaoguan	Guangdong
Shaoguan	韶关 韶關	1896	11:55 (D2103)	8:29 (G81)^[29]
Yingde West	英德西	1966	12:21 (D2103)						Qingyuan
Qingyuan	清远 清遠	2023	12:59 (D2103)
Guangzhou North	广州北 廣州北	2060	13:13 (D2103)			9			Guangzhou
Guangzhou South	广州南 廣州南	2105	13:55 (D2103)	9:38 (G71)	Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway	2  7  22  Foshan Metro  2
Qingsheng	庆盛 慶盛	2136				4
Humen	虎门 虎門	2155				2			Dongguan
Guangmingcheng	光明城	2191							Shenzhen
Shenzhen North	深圳北	2208		10:16 (G71)	Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway	456
Futian	福田	2216				2311
Hong Kong West Kowloon	香港西九龍 香港西九龙	2247		8:58 (G79)		Tung Chung line Airport Express (via Kowloon)   Tuen Ma line (via Austin)			Hong Kong	Hong Kong

See also

• Beijing–Hong Kong high-speed railway

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•  Hong Kong portal
•  Trains portal

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