Beijing–Kowloon railway

Beijing–Kowloon railway 京九铁路 京九鐵路
The Shoupakou level crossing of Beijing–Kowloon railway near Guang'anmen, Beijing
Overview
Status	In operation
Locale	Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong
Termini	Beijingxi (Beijing West) Hung Hom
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway
History
Opened	1 September 1996; 25 years ago (1996-09-01)
Technical
Line length	2,311 km (1,436 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz Overhead catenary
Operating speed	150–200 km/h (93–124 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Beijing–Guangzhou HSR from Guangzhou South link to Beijing–Guangzhou railway 0 Beijing West Beijing underground cross-city railway 4 Guang'anmen Beijing Beijing–Harbin railway to Harbin Beijing–Tianjin ICR from Tianjin Beijing South Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Beijing–Shanghai railway Fengtai link to Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Guangzhou link to Fengtai West marshalling yard link to Dahongmen freight yard 16 Liying link from Beijing–Shanghai railway 23 Huangcun link to Beijing–Shanghai railway to Shanghai to Tianjin 92 Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway to Xushui to Tianjin West 147 239 to Shijiazhuang 274 Hengshui to Beijing Group Jinan Group 380 from Handan–Jinan railway from Handan 421 to Handan–Jinan railway to Jinan 426 484 to Tangyin 526 Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway from Yanzhou 582 Heze Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway to Xinxiang Jinan Group Zhengzhou Group Shangqiu North Longhai railway Lanzhou Lianyun 687 Zhengzhou Group Shanghai Group 751 Qinglongshan–Fuyang railway from from Luohe Fuyang North 855 Fuyang to Huainan Shanghai Group Wuhan Group Nanjing–Xi'an railway from Xinyang 971 Huangchuan Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Nanjing 1091 to Wuhan North 1158 Wuhan Group Nanchang Group Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge Hefei–Jiujiang railway from Hefei Tongling–Jiujiang railway from Shizishan 1314 Jiujiang 1327 Jiujiang West Wuhan–Jiujiang railway to Wuchang 1333 Lushan 1369 De'an 1403 Yongxiu 1449 Nanchang 1477 Xiangtang–Liangjiadu railway to Liangjiadu 1479 Xiangtang West Shanghai–Kunming railway Kunming Shanghai Xiangtang–Tangang railway to Tangang Xiangtang–Putian railway from Nanchang West 1487 Xiangtang–Putian railway to Fuzhou 1675 Ji'an 1709 Taihe Ganzhou–Longyan railway to Longyan 1854 1861 Ganzhou Ganzhou–Shaoguan railway to Shaoguan East 2009 Dingnan Nanchang Group Guangzhou Group Zhangping–Longchuan railway from Zhangping 2102 Longchuan 2177 Heyuan 2257 Huizhou Huizhou Port railway 2311 Dongguan East Changping Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway to Guangzhou part of Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway below 2328 Zhangmutou 2352 Pinghu 2356 Pinghu South Pinghu–Nanshan railway to Shenzhen West Pinghu–Yantian railway to Yantian Pinghu marshalling yard Xiamen–Shenzhen railway from Xiamen North to Shenzhen North 2364 Shenzhen East 2368 Sungang 2372 Shenzhen Guangdong Hong Kong Guangzhou Group MTR East Rail line 2397 Hung Hom km This diagram: view talk

The Beijing–Kowloon railway, also known as the Jingjiu railway (simplified Chinese: 京九铁路 or 京九线; traditional Chinese: 京九鐵路 or 京九線) is a railway connecting Beijing West railway station in Beijing to Shenzhen railway station in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is connected with Hong Kong's East Rail across the border which terminates at Hung Hom station (Kowloon station) in Kowloon.

History[]

Beijing West station

The façade of Hung Hom station (Hong Kong Coliseum in the background)

It is a dual-track railway. Construction began in February 1993. It was opened on 1 September 1996, connecting Beijing and Shenzhen (and thereupon with Kowloon through the KCR East Rail) through Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi and Guangdong, with a length of 2,397 kilometres. It has 790 bridges and 160 tunnels. The Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge, at a length of 7,679 metres, is the longest across the Yangtze River.^[1] Located between Jinghu railway (Beijing–Shanghai) and Jingguang railway (Beijing–Guangzhou), it was built to alleviate the congested Jingguang railway, and to foster development in the areas to the east of Jingguang railway.

The idea had been proposed for a long time, and some of the sections, such as the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge, were built before construction of the whole line officially began. Some were converted from existing sections, such as between Jiujiang and Nanchang, and Fuyang and Shangqiu.

It multiplexes with the Guangmeishan railway (Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway) between Longchuan and Dongguan. It joins the Guangshen railway (Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway, formerly the Chinese section of the Kowloon–Canton railway) at Dongguan, and follows the same route. Within Hong Kong, it shares the same pair of tracks with the East Rail line (formerly British section of the Kowloon–Canton railway).

Beijing–Kowloon through train services are currently provided on the Jingguang railway and Guangshen railway, instead of the Jingjiu railway, because Beijing-Kowloon line emphasizes freight traffic and pass through less major cities. Passengers are required to go through customs and immigration checks for the cross-border service.

Electrification of the line between Beijing West and Lehua was completed in May 2010 allowing operating speeds to increase from 160 to 200 km/h with provisions for operation of double-stack container trains.^[2][3][4][5]

Places served[]

Beijing–Kowloon railway at the Shangling station in Heping County, Guangdong province

See also[]

• Rail transport in China
• List of railway lines in China
• Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
• Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway
• China Railway

References[]

External links[]

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