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
1History
2Major stations
3Service
4Parallel lines
5Accidents
6See also
7References
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
Railways portal
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^ abLee, En-han (1977). China's Quest for Railway Autonomy, 1904-1911: A Study of the Chinese Railway-Rights Recovery Movement. Singapore University Press.
^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.
^"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.
^"Anniversaries of important events -- Feb. 7 Great Strike"
^Hung, Wing-tat; Brunello, Lara; Bunker, Jonathan, Critical Issues of High Speed Rail Development in China(PDF), p. 4 [permanent dead link]
^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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