Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway explained

Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Status:	Operational
Stations:	23
Routes:	1
Open:	December 26, 2014
Linelength:	5760NaN0
Minradius:	35000NaN0
Maxincline:	Nanning-Guigang 12% Guigang-Guangzhou 6%
Speed:	2500NaN0

The Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway,^[1] abbreviated as Nan–Guang railway, connects Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, in China. Construction started on November 9, 2008; Nanning to Wuzhou was completed by April 18, 2014, while the full route opened on December 26, 2014. The total cost was about 41 billion RMB.^[2] The railway is expected to spur economic development, and increase mobility across the Guangxi and western Guangdong regions.

Route

The railway travels mostly along the Pearl River Delta's Xi River valley. From Nanning it initially follows the route of the Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway to Litang in Binyang County. It then heads eastward through Guigang, crossing the Yu River, over Guiping, Pingnan and Tengxian to Wuzhou. After entering Guangdong it passes Yunan and Yunfu to Zhaoqing, before reaching Guangzhou South railway station. Its total length is 5760NaN0, 3490NaN0 of which is in Guangxi, 2270NaN0 in Guangdong. Twenty-three stations will be built along the route, though not all will service passengers.

Technical standards

The railway is electrified, with a double track standard construction for high-speed passenger trains and fast freight trains. The operating speed is 200 km/h for D (First Generation) Trains, and up to 250 km/h for G (Second Generation) Trains.

• Grade : national grade I
• The number of main lines: double
• Passenger train design speed: D Trains 200 km/h, G Trains 250 km/h
• Minimum curve radius : 3500m
• Limiting slope : Nanning to Guigang 12 ‰, Guigang to Guangzhou South 6 ‰
• Traction types : electric traction
• Traction Quality : 4000t
• Block mode : automatic block
• Construction Clearance: CDB double-stack container trains to meet the transport requirements.

Construction history

• November 9, 2008 – Construction started.
• October 10, 2009 – Breakthrough on the first tunnel.
• June 22, 2011 – Ceremony to commemorate the completion of construction work in Guangxi.^[3]
• May 22, 2012 – Songgen Yunan Tunnel, located in Yunfu City, Guangdong completed with a total length of 3,123 meters.
• March 4, 2014 – Northridge Hill Tunnel is completed, located in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. With a total length of 12,438 meters, it is the longest tunnel.^[4]
• April 18, 2014 – Guangxi segment of Nanning-Guangzhou railway opens. Nanning to Wuzhou now just takes two and a half hours.^[5]
• July 7, 2014 – Construction completed from Wuzhou to Zhaoqing.^[6]
• November 8, 2014 – The last section is completed and ready for final testing.^[7]
• December 26, 2014 – The whole line is opened to traffic.^[8]

Future development

Rail Transport in NanningNanning is already connected by conventional-speed rail to Vietnam, though Pingxiang on the China–Vietnam border. Nanning–Pingxiang high-speed railway is also under construction. This would allow high-speed trains from Guangzhou to Nanning to continue on to Vietnam and other countries in ASEAN, connecting with the Kunming–Singapore railway.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 新建南宁至广州铁路项目建议书通过批复 . 2008-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208151950/http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/fzgggz/nyjt/zhdt/200803/t20080314_197592.html . 2015-12-08 .
2. Web site: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-11-09/174716618528.shtml. zh:南宁至广州铁路今日开工 投资总额410亿元. zh.
3. Web site: http://www.xinhuanet.com/chinanews/2011-06/23/content_23077537.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226213953/http://www.xinhuanet.com/chinanews/2011-06/23/content_23077537.htm . dead . December 26, 2014 . zh:=南广铁路关键控制性工程——花培岭隧道提前贯通. zh .
4. Web site: http://gx.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2014/0304/c179430-20699541.html . zh:南廣鐵路最后一座隧道勝利貫通 年底全線開通運行. zh .
5. Web site: http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.gx.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2014-04/18/c_1110303518.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011743/http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.gx.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2014-04/18/c_1110303518.htm. dead. April 19, 2014. zh:南廣鐵路廣西段正式開通運營 桂東南融入高鐵經濟圈. zh.
6. Web site: http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/wzswz/2014-07/10/c_1111554197.htm. zh:南广铁路铺轨接入肇庆东站. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140725214800/http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/wzswz/2014-07/10/c_1111554197.htm. 2014-07-25.
7. Web site: http://news.163.com/14/1109/16/AAKDGPKU00014AED.html . zh:南广铁路最后一段进入全线联调联试 . zh . 2014-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129095938/http://news.163.com/14/1109/16/AAKDGPKU00014AED.html . 2014-11-29 . dead .
8. Web site: http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2014-12/26/c_127337917.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226213659/http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2014-12/26/c_127337917.htm . dead . December 26, 2014 . zh:贵广、南广高铁正式开通. zh.
9. Web site: http://news.sina.com/ch/phoenixtv/102-101-101-102/2008-11-11/23533417407.html . zh:南廣鐵路動工 廣州火車將直通新加坡. zh .