Beijing – Guangzhou high-speed line

Beijing – Guangzhou
Route length:	2105 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	50 Hz, 25 kV  ~
Maximum slope :	20  ‰
Minimum radius :	Control value: 9000 m, exception value 7000 m
Top speed:	350 km / h
Legend 0 Beijing West 59 Zhuozhou East 84 Gaobeidian East 139 Baoding East 200 Dingzhou East 244 Shijiazhuang Airport 280 Shijiazhuang South 323 Gaoyi West 384 Xingtai East 437 Handan East 497 Anyang East 542 Hebi East 595 Xinxiang East 663 Zhengzhou East 744 Xuchang East 799 Luohe West 864 Zhumadian West 917 Minggang East 960 Xinyang East 1024 Xiaogan North Hengdian East 1136 Wuhan 1237 Wulongquan East 1221 Xianning North 1264 Chibi North 1346 Yueyang East 1416 Miluo East tunnel 1484 Changsha South 1524 Zhuzhou West 1591 Hengshan West 1632 Hengyang East 1687 Leiyang West 1687 Chenzhou West 1766 Lechang East 1896 Shaoguan 1966 Yingde West 2021 Qingyuan 2060 Guangzhou North Jin Shazhou tunnel 4500 m 2105 Guangzhou South

The high-speed route Beijing – Guangzhou ( Chinese  京广 高速 铁路, abbreviation: 京广 高 铁 , Pinyin Jīng Guǎng Gāosù Tiělù, abbreviation: Jīng Guǎng Gāotiě ), or Jingguang Passenger Dedicated Line, abbreviation: Jingguang PDL ( Chinese  京广 客运 专线, Abbr .: 京广 客 专 , Pinyin Jīng Guǎng Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn, abbrev .: Jīng Guǎng Kèzhuān ), is one of the four north-south axes in the planned Chinese high-speed network and part of the high-speed line Beijing-Hong Kong . The route connects the capital Beijing with the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou and runs through the provinces of Hebei , Henan , Hubei , Hunan and Guangdong . About the 142 km-long Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link also is Hong Kong linked to this route. After the Shanghai – Kunming high-speed line , it is currently the second longest railway line in the world.

The line has been in operation since December 26, 2012. The travel time on the 2105 km long route could be reduced from twenty to eight hours with the high-speed trains with speeds of up to 350 km / h. After the Beijing – Shanghai high-speed line, it is the second north-south axis in the Chinese high-speed network to go into operation.

Route sections

Beijing – Wuhan high-speed line

Construction of the 281 km long Beijing-Shijiazhuang section began on October 7, 2008. On July 25, 2012, the tracks were laid. The Anyang – Zhengzhou section has been in trial operation since April 1, 2012, the Zhengzhou – Wuhan section since August 26, 2012. The Zhengzhou – Wuhan section was opened on September 28, 2012 Opened December 2012, which means that the route from Beijing to Guangzhou is in continuous operation.

Wuhan – Guangzhou high-speed line

On December 26, 2009, the 968.6 km long southern section between Wuhan and Guangzhou with 18 train stations went into operation. Construction began on June 23, 2005. A top speed of 394 km / h was achieved during test drives. Due to the difficult route morphology, 65% of the section between Wuhan and Guangzhou consists of bridges and tunnels. The construction of the 4,500 meter long Jin Shazhou tunnel under the Pearl River near Guangzhou was a particular challenge . The structure sometimes only has a six meter cover and had to be built in the middle of a populated area. The construction cost of the entire route was approximately 17 billion US dollars.

The route is driven at a speed of up to 350 km / h. China claims that it owns the fastest train in the world. Express trains without an intermediate stop need three hours and 41 minutes for the route between Wuhan and Guangzhou (as of December 2017) and thus reach a cruising speed of 263 km / h. Trains from the CRH2 and CRH3 series are used .

See also

• Eight vertical and eight horizontal lines

literature

• M. Kreutzer, U. Schröck: 1000 km new line for high-speed railway Guangzhou-Wuhan . In: Structural Engineering . Volume 84, No. 8 , 2007, p. 583-586 ( article available for a fee ).

Web links

Commons : Beijing – Guangzhou High Speed ​​Line  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Beijing – Guangzhou timetable

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David Bringshaw: China builds world's largest HS network . In: International Railway Journal , Volume 49, Issue 8, August 2009, pp. 20-22.
2. ↑ ^{a b} China opens the world's longest high-speed train line. dpa , December 25, 2012, accessed on December 26, 2012 . 
3. ↑ 京广 高 铁 今日 正式 运营 贯通 28 城市 全程 8 小时. Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail opens officially operating through 22 cities in 8 hours. news.qq.com, December 26, 2012, accessed December 26, 2012 (Chinese). 
4. ↑ Beijing-Shijiazhuang passenger dedicated rail line completes track-laying. (No longer available online.) Hebei Province Government, July 26, 2012, archived from original on October 29, 2012 ; Retrieved September 2, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Shenzhen and Beijing to be linked with nine-hour trains. (No longer available online.) Shenzhen Post, Aug 7, 2012, formerly original ; Retrieved September 2, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
6. ^ Train trip to Zhengzhou to take about six hours. (No longer available online.) Shenzhen Daily, Aug 29, 2012, archived from the original on Aug 31, 2012 ; Retrieved September 2, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Zhengzhou - Wuhan high speed line opens. Railway Gazette, October 4, 2012, accessed October 5, 2012 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b c} The Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed ​​Passenger-Dedicated Line (PDL). In: Official English website of the Hunan Province . Hunan Province, accessed April 10, 2013 . 
9. Jump up ↑ Jin Shazhou Tunnel. (PDF; 718 kB) one of the most demanding tunnel projects in China. (No longer available online.) SSF Ingenieure, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on December 31, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Fastest train in the world starts operating in China. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 300 of December 28, 2009, p. 14.
11. ↑ http://www.china-train-ticket.com