Jinggang Passenger Dedicated Line
Encyclopedia
The Beijing–Guangzhou Passenger Dedicated Line is a high-speed railway of the CRH
passenger service, connecting Beijing West Railway Station
and West Kowloon Station. It is 2080 km long. The Jingguang railway
runs largely parallel to the line.
China Railway High-speed
China Railway High-speed ; ) is the high-speed rail system operated by China Railways.Hexie Hao is the designation for high-speed trains running on this rail system. At the middle of the run, all trains were marked "CRH" on the centre of the head vehicle and the side of the walls of each vehicle...
passenger service, connecting Beijing West Railway Station
Beijing west railway station
Beijing West Railway Station, also known as Beijing West or West Passenger Station is located in western Beijing's Fengtai District. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it was the largest railway station in Asia with 510,000m². The station serves in average 150,000–180,000...
and West Kowloon Station. It is 2080 km long. The Jingguang railway
Jingguang Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway or Jingguang Railway is a major arterial railway in the China that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south. This dual-track electrified line has a total length of 2,324 kilometres and spans five provinces through north, central and south China...
runs largely parallel to the line.
Main route
| Line | Description | Designed Speed (km/h) |
Length (km) |
Construction Start Date |
Open Date |
top trip speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing-Shijiazhuang PDL Jingshi Passenger Railway Beijing–Shijiazhuang High-Speed Railway is a 281-kilometre high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shijiazhuang in China under construction since October 2008. It is expected to be put into service by 2012. The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h, and will cut the... (Jingshi Passenger Designated Line) |
HSR from Beijing to Shijiazhuang | 350 | 281 | 2008-10-08 | 2012-10-01 | - |
| Shijiazhuang-Wuhan PDL Shiwu Passenger Railway Shiwu Passenger Railway is a 840 km high-speed rail line between Shijiazhuang and Wuhan in China under construction since October 2008. It is expected to be put into service by 2012. The total investment is 116.76 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h... (Shiwu Passenger Designated Line) |
HSR from Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing... to Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... via Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Zhengzhou , is the capital and largest city of Henan province in north-central China. A prefecture-level city, it also serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational centre of the province, as well as a major transportation hub for Central China... |
350 | 838 | 2008-10-15 | 2012-10-01 | - |
| Wuhan-Guangzhou PDL (Wuguang Passenger Designated Line) |
HSR from Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... to Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... via Changsha |
350 | 968 | 2005-09-01 | 2009-12-26 | 313 |