Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway

Railway line in Hunan and Guangxi, China

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Minimum radius

3,500 m (11,500 ft) (normal)
2,800 m (9,200 ft) (difficult)
existing curve in local areas

Electrification25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenaryOperating speed

250 km/h (155 mph)
200 km/h (124 mph) (Yongzhou–Guilin)

Maximum incline0.6%

Route map

Legend

elev

Beijing–Guangzhou railway from Fengtai

Hengyang^[1]

Hunan–Guangxi railway

Beijing–Guangzhou HSR from Beijing West

Hengyang East

link from Hengyang East^[2]

Beijing–Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South

Taishan

Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Guangzhou

Baishazhou

Tanzishan South

over Hunan–Guangxi railway

Qidong

Qiyang

Gaoxishi

Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway from Yiyang

Yongzhou

Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway to Zhanjiang

Dong'an East

over Hunan–Guangxi railway

Miaotou West

Quanzhou South

Songchuan

Xing'an North

Darongjiang North

Lingchuan

Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR from Guiyang North

separation of Hunan–Guangxi railway towards Ertang

Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South

Guilin North

Guilin^[3]

Ertang

Hunan–Guangxi railway to Yongfu

Yongfu South

Huangla

Luzhai North

Xianglan North (reserved)^[4]

Zhegujiang

Zhegujiang link

Qingmao

Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway from Yueshan

Guizhou–Guangxi railway from Longli

Liuzhou West

Liuzhou^[5]

Liuzhou–Wuzhou railway to Zhaoqing

Liuzhou–Nanning ICR to Nanning

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Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway is a high-speed railway in South-Western China, connecting Hunan and Guangxi provinces. It provides a high-speed connection with the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and links with the Guangxi capital of Nanning via the Liuzhou–Nanning intercity railway. It gives a direct high-speed services from Beijing to Guilin in only 10 hours.

History

Construction commenced in 2009 and was completed in May 2013.^[6] It was opened for service on 28 December 2013.^[7]

Route

The 497.9 km (309.4 mi) long route has a designed maximum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). It departs from the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway at Hengyang East Railway Station, it then travels west through the major cities of Yongzhou, Guilin and arriving at Liuzhou.

Notes

^ "衡阳枢纽总平面布置示意图" [Schematic diagram of the general layout of Hengyang Hub] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "湘桂铁路湖南段和湘潭站、湘乡站改扩建工程竣工" [The Hunan Section of Xiang-Gui Railway and the reconstruction and expansion projects of Xiangtan Station and Xiangxiang Station have been completed]. Hunan Daily (in Chinese). 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "桂林市城市总体规划（2010－2020年）" [Guilin City Master Plan (2010-2020)]. Guilin Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "柳州规划构筑柳北城镇带打造西南工业走廊" [Liuzhou plans to construct Liubei town belt and create Southwest Industrial Corridor]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "柳州市近期建设规划（2011-2015年）" [Liuzhou's recent construction plan (2011-2015)] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "Liuzhou entering the high-speed rail era". China Daily. 28 April 2013.
^ "(untitled)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou–Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines

High-speed railway lines

High-speed rail
High-speed rail by country
Commons

Africa

Morocco	Casablanca–Tangier

Asia

China	Coastal corridor* Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Hong Kong Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) Guangzhou–Hong Kong Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Kunming Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou Suifenhe–Manzhouli Beijing–Lanzhou* Qingdao–Yinchuan Lianyungang–Ürümqi Shanghai–Chengdu Shanghai–Kunming Guangzhou–Kunming
Indonesia	Whoosh HSR
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Saudi Arabia	Haramain HSR
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Line Honam HSR Line Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line Gyeonggang Line (Wonju-Gangneung) Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni-Dodam)*
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Istanbul Ankara–Sivas Polatlı–Konya Konya–Karaman*
Uzbekistan	Tashkent–Samarkand Samarkand–Bukhara

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3* HSL 4
Denmark	Copenhagen–Ringsted
Finland	Kerava-Lahti* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique LGV Perpignan–Barcelona*
Germany	Cologne–Düren* Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart* Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Nuremberg–Erfurt Rastatt–Offenburg Wendlingen–Ulm Wolfsburg–Berlin
Greece	Athens–Thessaloniki*
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Milan–Verona Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Poland	Grodzisk–Zawiercie*
Russia	Moscow–St.Petersburg* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
Spain	Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan* Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Levante
Sweden	Bothnia Line
United Kingdom	High Speed 1