Beijing–Binhai intercity railway explained

Beijing–Binhai intercity railway
Status:Operational
Routes:1
Linelength:171.70NaN0
Map State:collapsed
Order:st
S:京滨城际铁路
T:京濱城際鐵路
P:Jīng-Bīn chéngjì tiělù
Also Known As:Second Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
S2:京津第二城际铁路
T2:京津第二城際鐵路
P2:Jīng-Jīn dì'èr chéngjì tiělù

Beijing–Binhai intercity railway (abbreviated as Jingbin intercity railway), formerly known as the Second Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway, is a high-speed railway connecting the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin. The western section of the railway is built as part of the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway. From Baodi railway station onwards, the railway will branch south along new trackage to Binhai West railway station in Binhai New Area of Tianjin.

Together with the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway, this railway forms part of a proposed regional 4 North-South lines, 4 East-West lines that together form a network for fast commuter services across the densely populated Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei area.

History

Baodi to Beichen section

Advanced engineering commenced onsite at 29 December 2015.[1] The section opened on 30 December 2022.[2]

Beichen to Binhai West section

The remaining section from to began construction on 6 November 2022.[3] [4]

Route

It starts at Beijing railway station, which is located in Dongcheng District. And then it goes into Xianghe County, Hebei, and Baodi District, Tianjin. This project then deviates from the Beijing-Tangshan ICR alignment to travel south through eastern Wuqing District, Ninghe District, Beichen District, Dongli District serving a station at Tianjin Binhai International Airport then terminating in Tianjin's Binhai New Area.

Stations

The section from Baodi to opened on 30 December 2022.[5] The remaining section is also under construction.

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Through service via Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway to
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://bj.people.com.cn/n2/2015/1230/c82840-27429354.html. zh:京唐京滨城际先期工程昨开工 明年上半年全线建设. Beijing Daily. December 30, 2015. December 30, 2015. Cao Zheng (Chinese: 曹政). Chinese. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064400/http://bj.people.com.cn/n2/2015/1230/c82840-27429354.html. dead.
  2. Web site: 京唐城际铁路30日开通运营 京滨城际宝坻至北辰段同步开通. https://web.archive.org/web/20221229115801/https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/167230168914055.html. 2022-12-29. 2022-12-29.
  3. Web site: 天津首次!这两条高速铁路同日开建. 2022-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106095031/http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2022/11/06/053301555.shtml. 2022-11-06.
  4. Web site: 2022-11-07 . 两条高铁同日在津开工建设 . 2022-11-07 . 新华网 . zh.
  5. Web site: 京唐城际铁路30日开通运营 京滨城际宝坻至北辰段同步开通. https://web.archive.org/web/20221229115801/https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/167230168914055.html. 2022-12-29. 2022-12-29.