Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway

Railway line in China

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Operating speed250 km/h (155.3 mph)

Route map

Legend

					Jingbao Railway to Beijing North
					Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway to Beijing North
					Zhangjiakou
					Jingbao Railway to Jining South
					Huai'an
					Dazhang high-speed railway
					Xinghe North
					Ulanqab
					Jingbao Railway to Jining South
					Zhuozi East
					Jingbao Railway to Qixiaying
					Qixiaying South
					Jingbao Railway to Qixiaying
					Hohhot East
					Jingbao Railway to Baotou East

The Zhangjiakou-Hohhot high-speed railway is a high-speed railway located in China. It connects Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia, to Zhangjiakou in Hebei province. The line has a length of 286 km (178 mi) as a double-tracked passenger dedicated line, with seven stations situated along its route.^[1] Construction was commenced on April 28, 2014.^[2] Connection with the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway enables high speed rail services from the central region of Inner Mongolia to Beijing, reducing the travel time between Beijing and Hohhot from nine hours to under three hours.^[3] The western section from Ulanqab to Hohhot East was opened on August 3, 2017.^[4] The section from Zhangjiakou to Ulanqab opened in December 2019.^[5]

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	China Railway transfers/connections	Metro transfers	Location

Zhangjiakou	张家口	Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway		Qiaodong	Zhangjiakou	Hebei
Huai'an	怀安			Huai'an	Zhangjiakou	Hebei
Xinghe North	兴和北			Xinghe	Ulanqab	Inner Mongolia
Ulanqab	乌兰察布			Qahar Right Front Banner
Zhuozi East	卓资东			Zhuozi
Qixiaying South	旗下营南			Zhuozi
Hohhot East	呼和浩特东		Hohhot Metro: 1	Xincheng	Hohhot

Route description

Starting from Zhangjiakou, heading west through Wanquan County and Huai'an County to Huai'an. Continuing westward through Shangyi County before crossing the border into Inner Mongolia's Xinghe County to Xinghe North. Further westward across the Qahar Right Front Banner to the Jining District to Ulanqab. Shadowing the route of the G6 Expressway the line then comes to Zhuozi East in Zhuozi County along with Qixiaying South. Finally this line terminates at Hohhot East.

References

^ 呼张客运专线铁路明年开工
^ "内蒙古首条高铁预计2017年建成". 光明日报.
^ 郭凯. "Construction complete on Inner Mongolia high-speed railway - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "内蒙古驶入高铁时代". 2017-08-04.
^ "High-speed rail connects Inner Mongolia, Beijing - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-09.

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 rail

Part of rail transport

Technologies

High-speed trains

350 km/h (217 mph) or more	China Railway CR400AF, CR400BF Transrapid Shinkansen Series L0 Whoosh HSR
300–349 km/h (186–217 mph)	Renfe Class 100, 102, 103 Alstom AGV China Railway Hexie CRH2C, 3C, 380A / MTR CRH380A, 380B, 380C, 380D ETR 500 ETR 400 Eurostar e300; e320 ICE 3 KTX-I, II (Sancheon), KTX-Cheongryong Oaris Shinkansen Series 500, N700, N700S, E5/H5, E6, E8 AVRIL TGV Sud-Est (refurbished), Atlantique, Réseau, Duplex, POS, 2N2, M (Avelia Horizon) TCDD HT80000 Thalys PBA, PBKA THSR 700T Siemens Velaro
250–299 km/h (155–186 mph)	Avelia Liberty China Star, DJF2, China Railway Hexie CRH1A, 1B, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2E, 2G, 3A, 5A, 5E, 5G, China Railway Fuxing CR300AF, CR300BF ICE 1, 2, 4 (ICx) KTX-Eum New Pendolino Renfe Class 120, 121, 130 Sapsan SBB RABe 501, RABe 503 Shinkansen Series 200, 300, 700, 800, E2, E3, E7/W7 TCDD HT65000 TGV Sud-Est (original), La Poste V250
200–249 km/h (124–155 mph)	Acela ACS-64 Adelante APT Renfe Class 101 China Railway DJJ1, China Railway Hexie CRH6, China Railway Fuxing CR200J ER200 HHP-8 IC4 ICNG InterCity 125, 225 ICE T, TD Javelin NSB Class 71 (Flytoget) NSB Class 73 NSB Class 74 Pendolino Railjet Regina Shinkansen series 0, 100, 400, E1, E4 SBB RABDe 500, RABDe 502, RABe 502, Re 460 SC-44 SCB-40 X 2000, SJ X40 Z-TER (Z 21500) Sokol British Rail Classes 800, 801, 802, 803, 805, 807, 810 Talgo XXI Voyager/Meridian X3
Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category)

High-speed railway line

List of high-speed railway lines

By countries and territories

planned networks in italics

Africa	Morocco Egypt
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico United States
Asia	China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Saudi Arabia Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uzbekistan Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Latvia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia
Proposed high-speed rail by country

Public transportation in Hebei (HE)

Beijing Subway

Lines in operation	Daxing Airport
Under construction	Pinggu

Shijiazhuang Metro

Lines in operation	1 2 3
Under construction	1 (Phase II North section) 4 5
Under planning	1 (Phase III) 6 7 S1 S2 S3 S4

Xiong'an Rail Transit

Under construction	R1
Under planning	R2 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5

{ CR S-train
(Beijing Suburban Railway)

Lines in operation	S2

Zhangjiakou RT

Lines in operation	Taizicheng Tram
planned	R1

CR C-train

Lines in operation	Jinbao Jingxiong Qinshen
Under construction	Jingtang Jincheng Capital Airport–Daxing Airport Jingbin

Transportation hubs

Int'l airports	Shijiazhuang Zhengding (SJW) Qinhuangdao Beidaihe (BPE)
Railway stations	Shijiazhuang (SJP) Shanhaiguan (SHD) Qinhuangdao (QTP) Tangshan (TSP) Shacheng (SCP) Hengshui (HSP) Xingtai (XTP) Handan (HDP) Cangzhou (COP) Baoding (BDP) Chengde (CDP) Zhangjiakou (ZMP)