Due to abundance of large and medium-sized cities on its route, this railway is widely recognized[by whom?] as the most important conventional railway line in China.
The 1,215-kilometre (755 mi) long Beijing–Hankou railway (Jinghan railway) was built between 1897 and 1906.[1] The concession was originally awarded to a Belgian company that was backed by French investors. A strong desire to bring the route under Chinese control led to the formation of the Bank of Communications to secure the financing needed to repatriate the railway. The successful redemption of the railway in 1909 enhanced the prestige of the Communications Clique, which became a powerful political force in the early Republic.[2]
Construction of the Guangdong–Hankou railway (Yuehan railway) began in 1900 and progressed more slowly.[1] The concession was originally awarded to the American China Development Company, but a diplomatic crisis erupted when the Belgians purchased a controlling interest in it. The concession was cancelled in 1904 to prevent Franco-Belgian interests from controlling the entire Beijing–Guangdong route.[2] The Guangzhou–Sanshui branch line was completed in 1904.[3] The Changsha–Zhuzhou section was then completed in 1911, followed by the Guangzhou–Shaoguan section in 1916, and the Wuchang–Changsha section in 1918.[1] Work on the final section between Zhuzhou and Shaoguan began in 1929 but was not completed until 1936.[1][4]
On 7 February 1923, workers of the Beijing-Wuhan Railway Workers' association launched a massive strike demanding better workers' rights and protesting oppression by warlords. The strike, organized by Shi Yang and Lin Xiangqian, was an early example of worker mobilization by the Chinese Communist Party.[5]
In March 1937, the two lines were indirectly interconnected through the railway ferry on the Yangtze River, thus enabling the service of railway services between Guangzhou and Beijing. On October 15, 1957, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was completed, and the two lines could be directly connected to form a merged line system until now.
Major stationsedit
An SS8 locomotive hauling a passenger train at Huaishuling in Fengtai District, Beijing.
Currently, the Beijing–Kowloon "Jingjiu" through train operates on this line. Prior to 2003, this train called at stops along the route, before border controls were set up at Beijing, which made the compartments to Kowloon sterile, making the intermediate stops available for use only for domestic passengers in separate carriages attached at Guangzhou East Station.
Parallel linesedit
The Beijing–Kowloon railway, completed in 1996, is another conventional railway connecting Beijing with the Pearl River Delta. It runs mostly within a corridor 100–300 kilometres (60–190 miles) to the east of the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.
The Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway runs through the same major cities as the original railway, on a slightly different route that avoids built-up areas and has a greater curve radius allowing for higher speeds and a somewhat shorter overall length. In most cities along the line, the high-speed trains stop at different, purpose-built stations, rather than the older stations served by the original line.[6] The Wuhan–Guangzhou section of the high-speed railway opened in 2009, and the Beijing–Wuhan section in 2012.
As consecutive sections of the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway became operational, the railway authorities shifted much of passenger traffic from the original railway to the new high-speed line. This allowed an increase in the amount of freight volume transported over the original route. For example, according to preliminary estimates, after the entire Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway opens, the annual freight capacity of the northern half of the Beijing–Guangzhou railway (between its two main freight stations, Beijing's Fengtai West railway station and Wuhan North railway station) would increase by 20 million tons.[7]
^ abcd京广铁路. Tieliu.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
^ abLee, En-han (1977). China's Quest for Railway Autonomy, 1904-1911: A Study of the Chinese Railway-Rights Recovery Movement. Singapore University Press.
^The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, &c. for the Year 1912. The Hongkong Daily Press Office. 1912. p. 1026. Work upon the branch line from Canton to Samshui (about 30 miles) commenced in December, 1902, and a length of ten miles, as far as Fatshan, was opened on 15 November 1903. The line was extended to Samshui the following year.
^"Canton–Hankow Railway". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 1936. English newspapers announce that the last rail has been laid of the railway link between Hankow and Canton.
^"Anniversaries of important events -- 7 Feb. Great Strike"[dead link]
^Hung, Wing-tat; Brunello, Lara; Bunker, Jonathan, Critical Issues of High Speed Rail Development in China(PDF), p. 4[permanent dead link]
^京广高铁座位分四档 武汉赴京最低约500多元 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Seats on Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway will come in four classes; lowest fare from Wuhan to Beijing is around 500 yuan), 2012-12-15 (in Chinese)
^. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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The Beijing Guangzhou railway or Jingguang railway simplified Chinese 京广铁路 traditional Chinese 京廣鐵路 pinyin Jingguǎng tielu is a major trunk railway that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south This double track electrified line has a total length of 2 324 kilometres 1 444 miles and spans five provinces through north central and south China The line passes through the capitals of each of them Shijiazhuang Hebei Zhengzhou Henan Wuhan Hubei Changsha Hunan and Guangzhou Guangdong The line s two terminals are the Beijing West railway station and the Guangzhou railway station Beijing Guangzhou railway 京广铁路The Jingguang railway on the Snake Hill in Wuhan In the far background the railway crosses the Yangtze over the Wuhan Bridge OverviewStatusOperationalLocaleBeijing Hebei Henan Hubei Hunan GuangdongTerminiBeijing WestGuangzhouStations53 activeServiceTypeHeavy railSystemChina RailwayOperator s China RailwayTechnicalLine length2 324 km 1 444 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 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Province CR WuhanCR Guangzhou 1 398 Linxiang 1 410 Lukou Yueyang North freight only 1 440 Yueyang Rongjiawan Miluo River 1 509 Miluo Changzhutan intercity railway 1 587 Changsha Changzhutan intercity railway Hunan Guizhou railway 1 639 Zhuzhou Zhejiang Jiangxi railway G4 1 722 Hengshan 1 773 Hengyang Hunan Guangxi railway Linghu 1 836 Leiyang Zixing Xujiadong railway 1 920 Chenzhou 1 986 Pingshi Pingshi Muchongcun railway Hunan ProvinceGuangdong Province 2 023 Lechang Ganzhou Shaoguan railway 2 073 Shaoguan East G4 2 156 Yingde Beijing Guangzhou HSR 2 267 Guangzhou North Beijing Guangzhou HSR Guangzhou Maoming railway 2 294 Guangzhou Guangzhou Shenzhen Railway km This diagram viewtalkedit Due to abundance of large and medium sized cities on its route this railway is widely recognized by whom as the most important conventional railway line in China Contents 1 History 2 Major stations 3 Service 4 Parallel lines 5 Accidents 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Dazhimen Station in Hankou the original southern terminal of the Jinghan railway The Jingguang railway was originally two independent companies the Beijing Hankou railway in the north from Beijing to Hankou and the Guangdong Hankou railway in the south from Wuchang to Guangzhou Hankou and Wuchang were cities on opposite sides of the Yangtze River that became part of the present city of Wuhan in 1927 The 1 215 kilometre 755 mi long Beijing Hankou railway Jinghan railway was built between 1897 and 1906 1 The concession was originally awarded to a Belgian company that was backed by French investors A strong desire to bring the route under Chinese control led to the formation of the Bank of Communications to secure the financing needed to repatriate the railway The successful redemption of the railway in 1909 enhanced the prestige of the Communications Clique which became a powerful political force in the early Republic 2 Construction of the Guangdong Hankou railway Yuehan railway began in 1900 and progressed more slowly 1 The concession was originally awarded to the American China Development Company but a diplomatic crisis erupted when the Belgians purchased a controlling interest in it The concession was cancelled in 1904 to prevent Franco Belgian interests from controlling the entire Beijing Guangdong route 2 The Guangzhou Sanshui branch line was completed in 1904 3 The Changsha Zhuzhou section was then completed in 1911 followed by the Guangzhou Shaoguan section in 1916 and the Wuchang Changsha section in 1918 1 Work on the final section between Zhuzhou and Shaoguan began in 1929 but was not completed until 1936 1 4 On 7 February 1923 workers of the Beijing Wuhan Railway Workers association launched a massive strike demanding better workers rights and protesting oppression by warlords The strike organized by Shi Yang and Lin Xiangqian was an early example of worker mobilization by the Chinese Communist Party 5 In March 1937 the two lines were indirectly interconnected through the railway ferry on the Yangtze River thus enabling the service of railway services between Guangzhou and Beijing On October 15 1957 Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was completed and the two lines could be directly connected to form a merged line system until now Major stations edit nbsp An SS8 locomotive hauling a passenger train at Huaishuling in Fengtai District Beijing From north to south km Station Metro connections Province Municipality 0 00 0 Beijing West nbsp 7 9 Beijing 0 00 0 Beijing Fengtai nbsp 10 0 135 Baoding Hebei 0 270 Shijiazhuang nbsp 2 3 0 431 Handan 0 598 Xinxiang Henan 0 678 Zhengzhou nbsp 1 0 818 Luohe 0 980 Xinyang 1 000 Hankou metro 2 Hubei 1 214 Wuchang metro 4 7 1 440 Yueyang Hunan 1 587 Changsha nbsp 2 3 1 639 Zhuzhou 1 773 Hengyang 2 073 Shaoguan East Guangdong 2 294 Guangzhou nbsp 2 5 Service edit nbsp The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge built in 1957 connected the Beijing Hankou railway and Guangzhou Wuchang railways to form the Jingguang railway Currently the Beijing Kowloon Jingjiu through train operates on this line Prior to 2003 this train called at stops along the route before border controls were set up at Beijing which made the compartments to Kowloon sterile making the intermediate stops available for use only for domestic passengers in separate carriages attached at Guangzhou East Station Parallel lines editThe Beijing Kowloon railway completed in 1996 is another conventional railway connecting Beijing with the Pearl River Delta It runs mostly within a corridor 100 300 kilometres 60 190 miles to the east of the Beijing Guangzhou railway The Beijing Guangzhou high speed railway runs through the same major cities as the original railway on a slightly different route that avoids built up areas and has a greater curve radius allowing for higher speeds and a somewhat shorter overall length In most cities along the line the high speed trains stop at different purpose built stations rather than the older stations served by the original line 6 The Wuhan Guangzhou section of the high speed railway opened in 2009 and the Beijing Wuhan section in 2012 As consecutive sections of the Beijing Guangzhou high speed railway became operational the railway authorities shifted much of passenger traffic from the original railway to the new high speed line This allowed an increase in the amount of freight volume transported over the original route For example according to preliminary estimates after the entire Beijing Guangzhou high speed railway opens the annual freight capacity of the northern half of the Beijing Guangzhou railway between its two main freight stations Beijing s Fengtai West railway station and Wuhan North railway station would increase by 20 million tons 7 Accidents editOn 29 June 2009 two passenger trains collided at Chenzhou station leaving three people dead and 63 injured 8 See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beijing Guangzhou Railway List of railways in China Beijing Kowloon Railway Rail transport in ChinaReferences edit a b c d 京广铁路 Tieliu com cn in Simplified Chinese 8 January 2007 Archived from the original on 7 April 2013 a b Lee En han 1977 China s Quest for Railway Autonomy 1904 1911 A Study of the Chinese Railway Rights Recovery Movement Singapore University Press The Directory amp Chronicle for China Japan Corea Indo China Straits Settlements Malay States Siam Netherlands India Borneo the Philippines amp c for the Year 1912 The Hongkong Daily Press Office 1912 p 1026 Work upon the branch line from Canton to Samshui about 30 miles commenced in December 1902 and a length of ten miles as far as Fatshan was opened on 15 November 1903 The line was extended to Samshui the following year Canton Hankow Railway The Sydney Morning Herald 9 June 1936 English newspapers announce that the last rail has been laid of the railway link between Hankow and Canton Anniversaries of important events 7 Feb Great Strike dead link Hung Wing tat Brunello Lara Bunker Jonathan Critical Issues of High Speed Rail Development in China PDF p 4 permanent dead link 京广高铁座位分四档 武汉赴京最低约500多元 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Seats on Beijing Guangzhou high speed railway will come in four classes lowest fare from Wuhan to Beijing is around 500 yuan 2012 12 15 in Chinese Three killed in passenger train collision in C China Xinhua News Agency Archived from the original on 29 August 2009 Retrieved 29 June 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beijing Guangzhou railway amp oldid 1201507143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
