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Beijing–Guangzhou railway
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京广铁路
China Railways logo

Looking from the Snake Hill to the Tortoise Hill along the railway - P1040888.JPG
The Jingguang railway on the Snake Hill in Wuhan. In the far background, the railway crosses the Yangtze over the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.

Overview
Type
Heavy rail
Commuter rail
System China Railway
Status Operational
Locale
Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong
Termini
Beijing West
Guangzhou
Stations 53 active
Operation
Operator(s)
China Railway China Railway
Technical
Line length 2,324 km (1,444 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 150–200 kilometres per hour (93–124 mph)



Route map

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Beijing–Kowloon railway







Beijing West

Beijing Subway 7   9 























Beijing-Guangzhou HSR







Yongding River







Changxindian











Beijing–Yuanping railway







Liangxiang






Doudian






Liulihe











Zhoukoudian–Liulihe railway










Beijing
Hebei Province







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Zhuozhou





84


Gaobeidian











Gaobeidian–Yixian railway






122


Xushui





146


Baoding











Baoding–Mancheng County railway






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Wangdu





206


Dingzhou










Shuozhou–Huanghua railway







Zhaixidian





239


Xinle






Zhengding













Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway






Shijiazhuang (original site)











Beijing-Guangzhou HSR

















277


Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang Metro 3 












Beijing-Guangzhou HSR












Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway






309


Yuanshi





328


Gaoyi






Lincheng





390


Xingtai





414


Shaheshi











Shahe–Wuji railway






442


Handan











Handan–Changzhi railway






















Handan–Jinan railway







Matou











Matou–Cishan railway






473


Cixian









Hebei Province
Henan Province













Anyang–Lizhen railway






502


Anyang





524


Tangyin











Tangyin–Heshan railway






543


Hebi





584


Weihui





609


Xinxiang























Xinxiang–Yueshan railway






















Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway







Jiaozuo East











Zhengzhou-Jiaozuo intercity railway







Yellow River












Longhai railway






689


Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou Metro 1 












Longhai railway







Xinzheng





753


Changge





775


Xuchang





801


Linying











Mengmiao–Baofeng railway






829


Luohe











Luohe–Fuyang railway






851


Xiping





877


Suiping





895


Zhumadian





915


Queshan





952


Minggang











Nanjing–Xi'an railway






991


Xinyang











Nanjing–Xi'an railway










Henan Province
Hubei Province







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Guangshui





1,101


Huayuan





1,135


Xiaogan











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Wuhan–Macheng railway






















1,205


Hankou

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Hankou–Danjiangkou railway







Yangtze River

















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1,225


Wuchang

Wuhan Metro 4   7   11 







Wuchang South











Wuhan–Jiujiang railway






1,305


Xianning





1,343


Chibi









Hubei Province
Hunan Province







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Linxiang





1,410


Lukou





1,440


Yueyang






Rongjiawan






Miluo River






1,509


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1,587


Changsha

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Hunan–Guizhou railway






1,639


Zhuzhou











Zhejiang–Jiangxi railway












G4


Beijing–Hong Kong–

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Hengshan





1,773


Hengyang

















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Linghu





1,836


Leiyang











Zixing–Xujiadong railway






1,920


Chenzhou





1,986


Pingshi











Pingshi–Muchongcun railway










Hunan Province
Guangdong Province







2,023


Lechang





2,073


Shaoguan East











G4


Beijing–Hong Kong–
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2,156


Yingde











Beijing-Guangzhou HSR

















2,267


Guangzhou North

Guangzhou Metro 9 












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Guangzhou-Maoming railway






2,294


Guangzhou

Guangzhou Metro 2   5   11 







Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway













The Beijing–Guangzhou railway or Jingguang railway (simplified Chinese: 京广铁路; traditional Chinese: 京廣鐵路; pinyin: Jīngguǎng tiělù) is a major arterial railway that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south. This dual-track electrified line has a total length of 2,324 kilometres (1,444 mi) and spans five provinces through north, central and south China. The line passes through the provincial capitals of each of those provinces, namely: Shijiazhuang (Hebei), Zhengzhou (Henan), Wuhan (Hubei), Changsha (Hunan) and Guangzhou (Guangdong). The line's two terminal stations are the Beijing West railway station and the Guangzhou railway station.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Major stations


  • 3 Service


  • 4 Parallel lines


  • 5 Accidents


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References





History




Dazhimen Station in Hankou, the original southern terminal of the Jinghan railway


The Jingguang railway was originally two railways: 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 Beijing–Hankou (Jinghan) railway, 1,215 km (755 mi) in length, was built from 1897 to 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 buy back the railway from its Belgian owners. 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]


The Guangdong–Hankou (Yuehan) railway began construction 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 the company. The concession was cancelled in 1904 to prevent Franco-Belgian interests from controlling the entire route between Beijing and Guangdong.[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 last section between Zhuzhou and Shaoguan began in 1929 and was finally completed in 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 Communist Party of China.[5]



Major stations




An SS8 locomotive hauling a passenger train at Huaishuling in Fengtai District, Beijing.


From north to south:




  • Beijing West or Fengtai


  • Baoding, Hebei


  • Shijiazhuang, Hebei


  • Handan, Hebei


  • Xinxiang, Henan


  • Zhengzhou, Henan


  • Luohe, Henan


  • Xinyang, Henan


  • Hankou, Hubei


  • Wuchang, Hubei


  • Yueyang, Hunan


  • Changsha, Hunan


  • Zhuzhou, Hunan


  • Hengyang, Hunan


  • Shaoguan, Guangdong


  • Guangzhou, Guangdong



Service




The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, built in 1957, connected the Beijing–Hankou railway and Guangzhou–Wuchang railways to form the Jingguang railway.


Currently, the nonstop Beijing–Kowloon "Jingjiu" through train operates on this line. Prior to 2003, this train called at stops along the route before they were eliminated to create a through service directly from the capital to Hong Kong.



Parallel lines


The Beijing–Kowloon railway, completed in 1996, is another "conventional" railway connecting Beijing with the Pearl River Delta. It runs mostly within 100–300 km (60–190 mi) to the east of the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.


The Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway runs through the same major cities as the "original" Beijing–Guangzhou railway, on a slightly different route (avoiding built-up areas, and having a greater curve radius, for higher speeds and 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" Beijing–Guangzhou railway.[6] The Wuhan to Guangzhou section of the high-speed railway opened in 2009, and the Beijing to Wuhan section opened in 2012.


As consecutive sections of the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway became operational, the railway authorities shifted a large portion of passenger traffic from the original Beijing–Guangzhou railway to the new high-speed line. This allowed an increase in the amount of freight volume transported over the original Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. 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 Station and Wuhan North railway station) would increase by 20 million tons.[7]



Accidents



  • 2009 Hunan train collision, 3 dead, 50+ injured.


See also








  • List of railways in China

  • Beijing-Kowloon Railway

  • Rail transport in the People's Republic of China



References





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  2. ^ ab Lee, En-han (1977). China's Quest for Railway Autonomy, 1904-1911: A Study of the Chinese Railway-Rights Recovery Movement. Singapore University Press.


  3. ^ 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 November 15, 1903. The line was extended to Samshui the following year.


  4. ^ "Canton–Hankow Railway". The Sydney Morning Herald. June 9, 1936. English newspapers announce that the last rail has been laid of the railway link between Hankow and Canton.


  5. ^ "Anniversaries of important events -- Feb. 7 Great Strike"


  6. ^ Hung, Wing-tat; Brunello, Lara; Bunker, Jonathan, Critical Issues of High Speed Rail Development in China (PDF), p. 4
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  7. ^ 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 Wuhan to Beijing fare around 500 yuan), 2012-12-15 (in Chinese)












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