Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway

Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway
Overview
Native name 京唐城际铁路
Type High-speed rail
Status Under Construction
Locale Hebei, Tianjin & Beijing,
People's Republic of China
Termini Beijing
Tangshan
Stations 7
Operation
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 163 km (101 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed 350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Underground line to Beijing West
Beijing
Left arrow Beijing–Shanghai Railway & Beijing–Chengde Railway Right arrow
Right arrow Beijing–Harbin Railway to Harbin
Right arrow Beijing–Shenyang HSR to Shenyang
Beijing East
Yanjiao
Xianghe
Dachang
Baodi South
Left arrow 2nd Beijing–Tianjin ICR to Binhai
Yahongqiao
Tangshan Airport
Left arrow Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Tianjin  
Tangshan
Right arrow Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Qinhuangdao  
Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway
Simplified Chinese 京唐城际铁路
Traditional Chinese 京唐城際鐵路

Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway is a Chinese High-Speed Railway connecting the national capital Beijing and Tangshan in eastern Hebei. Construction on the railway was originally scheduled to start in 2009[1] but the completion has been delayed after a nationwide rail review following the 2011 Wenzhou Rail Incident. Construction was eventually started on December 29, 2015.[2] This railway also serves as the northern segment of the Second Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, from Beijing East to Baodi South and then branching south to Binhai Railway Station.[3]

Overview

The length of this intercity railway is about 160 km railway line from the Beijing Railway Station terminus. It then roughly follows along the Beijing-Shenyang Expressway northbound through the Beijing's Tongzhou District before crossing into Hebei's Xianghe County. Next it crosses Tianjin's Baodi District to re-enter Hebei at Tangshan City's Yutian County and Fengrun. Finally it terminates at Tangshan Railway Station. Total line length of will be approximately 163 km, a total of seven stations, with a design speed of 350 km.[4]

Stations

This line starts at Beijing Railway Station, then Beijing East, Yanjiao, Xianghe, Dachang, Baodi South, Yahongqiao, Tangshan Airport before arriving at Tangshan Railway Station.[4]

References

  1. "京张京唐城际铁路下半年动工".
  2. 曹政 (2015-12-30). "京唐京滨城际先期工程昨开工 明年上半年全线建设". 北京日报. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  3. Beijing-Binhai New Area Intercity Railway EIA Report (PDF). State Reform and Development Commission. January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "京唐城际铁路暂定7车站 设计速度350公里/小时". Xinhua.
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