Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway corridor
China Railway High-speed
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
StatusOperational
Owner
LocaleBeijing, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hong Kong SAR
Termini
Stations47
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemBeijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor
Operator(s)
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
History
Opened26 December 2012 (2012-12-26)
Technical
Line length2,230 km (1,390 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Character
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed
SignallingCTCS-3
Average inter-station distance47.8 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
Route map
km
Beijing underground cross-city railway
to Beijing
0
 Beijing West Beijing Subway
59
 Zhuozhou East
84
 Gaobeidian East
139
 Baoding East
200
 Dingzhou East
244
 Zhengding Airport Airport interchange
Shijiazhuang–Jinan high-speed railway
to Jinan East
280
 Shijiazhuang high-speed rail
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 high-speed rail
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 high-speed rail
 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 high-speed rail
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 high-speed rail
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 high-speed railShenzhen Metro
2,216
 Futian Shenzhen Metro
Guangdong
Hong Kong
border
 Hong Kong West Kowloon
km

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.

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00:00
(D2031)		0:00
(G71)		Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Beijing–Kowloon railway
Beijing underground cross-city railway		Beijing Subway  7  9 
Sub-Central		BeijingBeijing
Zhuozhou East涿州东
涿州東		590:25
(D2021)[19]		0:25
(G527)[20]		BaodingHebei
Gaobeidian East高碑店东
高碑店東		840:30
(D2031)[21]		0:30
(G567)[22]
Baoding East保定东
保定東		1390:54
(D2031)		0:41
(G71)[23]
Dingzhou East定州东
定州東		2002:13
(D2021)		1:01
(G567)
Zhengding Airport正定机场
正定機場		2441:38
(D2031)		1:17
(G6701)[24]		Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang石家庄
石家莊		2801:54
(D2031)		1:19
(G71)		Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan passenger railway		Shijiazhuang Metro  2   3 
Gaoyi West高邑西3232:12
(D2031)		1:38
(G563)[25]
Xingtai East邢台东
邢台東		3842:39
(D2031)		1:58
(G563)		Xingtai
Handan East邯郸东
邯鄲東		4372:58
(D2031)		2:01
(G71)		Handan
Anyang East安阳东
安陽東		4963:17
(D2031)		2:28
(G567)		AnyangHenan
Hebi East鹤壁东
鶴壁東		5423:54
(D2031)		2:31
(G527)		Hebi
Xinxiang East新乡东
新鄉東		5954:12
(D2031)		2:41
(G71)		Xinxiang
Zhengzhou East郑州东
鄭州東		6634:44
(D2031)		3:04
(G71)		Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway
Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway
Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway		Zhengzhou Metro  1   5 Zhengzhou
Xuchang East许昌东
許昌東		7445:09
(D2031)		3:31
(G527)		Xuchang
Luohe West漯河西7995:38
(D2031)		3:50
(G503)[26]		Luohe
Zhumadian West驻马店西
駐馬店西		8645:58
(D2031)		3:53
(G71)		Zhumadian
Minggang East明港东
明港東		9176:17
(D2031)		Xinyang
Xinyang East信阳东
信陽東		9606:32
(D2031)		4:22
(G527)
Xiaogan North孝感北10246:52
(D2031)		4:33
(G71)		XiaoganHubei
Hengdian East横店东
橫店東		Wuhan
Wuhan武汉
武漢		11367:25
(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		12217:49
(D2103)[27]		5:32
(G501)[28]		Xianning
Chibi North赤壁北12648:10
(D2103)		5:46
(C503)
Yueyang East岳阳东
岳壁東		13468:33
(D2103)		5:58
(G71)		YueyangHunan
Miluo East汨罗东
汨羅東		14168:59
(D2103)		6:19
(G501)
Changsha South长沙南
長沙南		14849:25
(D2103)		6:34
(G71)		Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railwayChangsha Metro  2   4 
 Maglev 		Changsha
Zhuzhou West株洲西15249:46
(D2103)		Zhuzhou
Hengshan West衡山西159110:10
(D2103)		7:07
(G71)		Hengyang
Hengyang East衡阳东
衡陽東		163210:28
(D2103)		7:22
(G71)
Leiyang West耒阳西
耒陽西		168710:53
(D2103)		7:41
(G71)
Chenzhou West郴州西176611:22
(D2103)		8:09
(G71)		Chenzhou
Lechang East乐昌东
樂昌東		ShaoguanGuangdong
Shaoguan韶关
韶關		189611:55
(D2103)		8:29
(G81)[29]
Yingde West英德西196612:21
(D2103)		Qingyuan
Qingyuan清远
清遠		202312:59
(D2103)
Guangzhou North广州北
廣州北		206013:13
(D2103)		Guangzhou Metro  9 Guangzhou
Guangzhou South广州南
廣州南		210513:55
(D2103)		9:38
(G71)		Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway
Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway		Guangzhou Metro  2  7  22 
Foshan Metro  2 
Qingsheng庆盛
慶盛		2136Guangzhou Metro  4 
Humen虎门
虎門		2155Dongguan Rail Transit  2 Dongguan
Guangmingcheng光明城2191Shenzhen
Shenzhen North深圳北220810:16
(G71)		Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway
Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway		Shenzhen Metro 456
Futian福田2216Shenzhen Metro 2311
Hong Kong West Kowloon香港西九龍
香港西九龙		22478:58
(G79)		MTR Tung Chung line Airport Express (via Kowloon)
MTR Tuen Ma line (via Austin)		Hong KongHong Kong

See also

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