Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway explained

Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Type:Higher-speed rail
System:Central Plains MIR
Status:Operational
Locale:Henan province
Start:Zhengzhou
End:Jiaozuo
Stations:7
Open:June 26, 2015
Owner: CR Zhengzhou
Operator: China Railway High-speed
Stock:CRH6A
Linelength:77.7860NaN0
Electrification: (Overhead line)
Speed:2000NaN0
Map State:collapsed
Zhengzhou-Jiaozuo intercity railway
S:郑焦城际铁路
T:鄭焦城際鐵路
P:Zhèng Jiāo Chéng Jì Tiělù
Order:st

Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway, or Zhengjiao intercity railway, is regional higher-speed railway radiating out of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, linking Zhengzhou with the city of Jiaozuo. Construction was started on December 29, 2009, and was completed by April 5, 2015. Testing commenced in May 2015[1] before being officially opened on June 26, 2015.[2] Total journey time between the two termini is 40 minutes.[3] It is 77.7860NaN0 long, of which 9.6480NaN0 is shared with the Beijing–Guangzhou railway and 68.1380NaN0 of new trackage. It was jointly funded by the Henan Provincial Government and the now defunct Ministry of Railways. The fastest trains from Zhengzhou to Jiaozuo complete the journey in 34 minutes.[4]

At its northern terminus, Jiaozuo, some trains continue into the Taiyuan–Jiaozuo high-speed railway which opened in December 2020. Some regional trains from Jiaozuo through operate to Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport via the Zhengji ICR or to Kaifeng via the Zhengkai ICR.[5]

Stations

Station
code
Station nameConnectionsLocationCity
ZZFErqiZhengzhou
HTFJinshui
NYFHuiji
HCF
WIFWuzhiJiaozuo
EXFXiuwu
JOFJiefang

Notes and References

  1. News: http://news.dahe.cn/2015/04-07/104714392.html . zh:郑焦城际铁路5月试运营 设7个站点全长70.3公里. Dahe Daily.
  2. News: http://news.dahe.cn/2015/06-25/105157597.html . zh:郑焦城铁明日开通 今天中午开始售票 首班车7时15分. Dahe Daily. 2015-06-25. 2015-06-25.
  3. News: http://news.dahe.cn/2015/06-25/105157597.html . zh:郑焦城铁明日开通 今天中午开始售票 首班车7时15分 . Dahe Daily.
  4. Web site: 2015-06-26 . 郑焦城铁明日开通 今天中午开始售票 首班车7时15分_新闻中心_大河网 . 2022-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120925/http://news.dahe.cn/2015/06-25/105157597.html . 26 June 2015 . dead.
  5. Web site: 坐城铁可直达开封. 2022-02-07. newpaper.dahe.cn.