Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway

Railway line in China

4 ft 8+12 in) standard gaugeOperating speed350 km/h (217 mph)
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Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway
Simplified Chinese京唐城际铁路
Traditional Chinese京唐城際鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīng-Táng Chéngjì Tiělù

Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway is a high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Tangshan in eastern Hebei. The railway opened on 30 December 2022.[2]

From Beijing railway station[1] to Baodi railway station, the Beijing–Binhai intercity railway will share its northern segment with the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway before continuing southeast-ward to Binhai West railway station.[3]

Overview

The railway will begin at Beijing railway station, which is located in Dongcheng District of Beijing.[1] The Beijing Sub-Center railway station is under construction and will be finished in 2024. And then it 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 District. Finally, it will terminate at Tangshan railway station. Total line length of will be approximately 163 km (101 mi), with a total of 8 stations and a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph).[4]

History

Construction on the railway was originally scheduled to start in 2009[5] but the completion has been delayed after a nationwide rail review following the 2011 Wenzhou Rail Incident. Construction was eventually started on 29 December 2015.[6] The railway opened on 30 December 2022.[2][7]

Stations

Station
Name
Chinese Total distance (km) Travel Time High-speed rail
& local rail transfers
Metro
transfers
Platforms Tracks served
by platform
Location
Beijing[1] 北京 0 0 Beijing Subway  2  Beijing Dongcheng
Beijing Sub-Center (Opening in 2024) 北京城市副中心 (Beijing Subway  6  via Beiyunhedong) Tongzhou
Yanjiao 燕郊
Dachang 大厂
Xianghe 香河
Baodi 宝坻 Beijing–Binhai intercity railway
Tianjin–Chengde intercity railway (planned)
Yutian South[8] 玉田南
Tangshan West[8] 唐山西
Tangshan 唐山

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "京滨京唐城际铁路今起联调联试". 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. 项目建成初期,列车由北京站始发,至唐山站城际车场
  2. ^ a b c "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". Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ "京唐、京滨城际铁路计划年内通车,北三县通勤族可乘高铁进京". 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ 京唐城际铁路暂定7车站 设计速度350公里/小时. Xinhua. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
  5. ^ 京张京唐城际铁路下半年动工. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. ^ Cao Zheng (曹政) (30 December 2015). 京唐京滨城际先期工程昨开工 明年上半年全线建设. Beijing Daily. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ "京唐城际铁路开通运营". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "京唐京滨城际铁路12日起联调联试 全线开通运行进入最后冲刺阶段". 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022.
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