Beijing–Hong Kong high-speed railway explained

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Beijing–Hong Kong high-speed railway
Other Name:Jinggang high-speed railway
Native Name:京港高速铁路
Native Name Lang:zh
Type:High-speed rail
System:Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor
Status:Operational
Locale:Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong
Start:Beijing Fengtai
End:Hong Kong West Kowloon
Open: (Shangqiu-Hefei, Nanchang-Ganzhou)
Owner:China Railway (Mainland section)
MTR Corporation (Hong Kong section)
Operator:China Railway High-speed (Mainland section)
MTR (Hong Kong section)
Character:Elevated
Depot:Beijing MU Depot
Hefei MU Depot
Nanchang MU Depot
Guangzhou MU Depot
Shenzhen MU Depot
Shek Kong Depot
Stock:China Railway CRH380A
China Railway CRH380B
China Railway CRH380D
China Standardized EMU
Tracks:2
Speed:350km/h
Map State:collapsed
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The Beijing–Hong Kong high-speed railway or Jinggang high-speed railway from its Chinese name is a high-speed railway corridor of the CRH passenger service, connecting Beijing Fengtai railway station in Beijing and Futian railway station in Shenzhen, Guangdong (from there onwards to cross the border to West Kowloon station in Kowloon, Hong Kong through the XRL). The existing, conventional Jingjiu railway runs largely parallel to the line.

The line forms part of the Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor, based on the "Eight Verticals and Eight Horizontals" railway master plan announced in 2016. Note that it goes through Shandong, Anhui, Jiangxi where Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway does not. The relationship between the two is much like the conventional Beijing–Kowloon railway and Beijing–Guangzhou railway, parallel yet different.

History

Construction started in 2014.[1] The Shangqiu–Hefei and Nanchang–Ganzhou section opened in December 2019, the Ganzhou–Shenzhen section opened in December 2021.[2] [3]

Sections

Operational lines in the table below are marked with

green background.
SectionDescriptionDesigned
speed
(km/h)

Length
(km)

Construction
start date

Open date
Top
trip speed
Beijing–Hong Kong high-speed railwayHSR Corridor connecting North with Central China, consisting of 6 segments between Beijing, Shangqiu, Hefei, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Ganzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.3502014-12-20See
below
Beijing–Shangqiu section
(Beijing–Shangqiu high-speed railway)
HSR from Beijing Fengtai to Shangqiu350
Shangqiu–Hefei section
(Shangqiu–Hefei high-speed railway)
HSR from Shangqiu to Hefei3502015-11-302019-12-1
Hefei–Jiujiang Section[4]
(Hefei–Jiujiang high-speed railway)
HSR from Hefei to Jiujiang3502015-12-252021-12-30
Jiujiang–Nanchang Section
(Jiujiang–Nanchang high-speed railway)
HSR from Jiujiang to Nanchang350
Nanchang-Ganzhou Section
(Nanchang-Ganzhou high-speed railway)
HSR from Nanchang to Ganzhou3502014-12-202019-12-26
Ganzhou-Shenzhen Section
(Ganzhou-Shenzhen high-speed railway)
HSR from Ganzhou to Shenzhen3502016-12-222021-12-10
Shenzhen–Hong Kong Section
Mainland Portion

(Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link)
HSR from Shenzhen to Futian2001062005-12-182015-12-28308
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Section
Hong Kong Portion

(Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link)
HSR from Futian to West Kowloon20036 (26 km in Hong Kong)2010-01-272018-09-23[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 昌吉赣客专正式开工 建设工期5年 昌赣2小时抵达. 2019-12-19. 21 December 2014. 凤凰网. 2020-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201122643/http://jx.ifeng.com/ja/detail_2014_12/21/3316157_0.shtml.
  2. Web site: How does the opening of the Ganzhou–Shenzhen section of the Beijing–Hong Kong high-speed rail from the old district to the special zone promote economic and social development along the line? _Xinhua Newspaper Net .
  3. Web site: New high-speed railway to bolster travel between Ganzhou, Shenzhen .
  4. Web site: Hefei-Anqing section of Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed railway starts operation .
  5. Web site: Hong Kong Launches First High Speed Rail Service. finance.yahoo.com. 26 September 2018.