Beijing – Zhangjiakou high-speed line
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| Route length: | 174 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 25 kV / 50 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 350 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dual track : | continuous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Beijing – Zhangjiakou high-speed line has been connecting Beijing with Zhangjiakou since the end of 2019 .
Technical parameters
The line is 174 km long, built in standard gauge and electrified with 25 kV / 50 Hz. It starts at Beijing North Railway Station. In the intermediate station Xiahuayuan District a branched route to Taizicheng from. It connects the Olympic village of the 2022 Winter Games in Chongli . The speed limit between Beijing and Zhangjiakou is 350 km / h, on the branch to Taizicheng it is 250 km / h.
In the first timetable , 22 pairs of trains ran on the route, many of them via Zhangjiakou to Datong and Hohhot . The shortest travel time between Beijing and Zhangjiakou is 47 minutes - on the conventional route it was 187 minutes. The shortest travel time between Beijing and Taizicheng is 1:04 hours.
history
Construction of the line began in 2016. It was inaugurated on December 30, 2019.