Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway
| Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway 京唐城际铁路 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Beijing Hebei Tianjin |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 9 |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Operator(s) | China Railway Beijing Group |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 December 2022[2] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 163 km (101 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) |
| Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 京唐城际铁路 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 京唐城際鐵路 | ||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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 |  2
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Beijing | Dongcheng | ||||
| Beijing Sub-Center (Opening in 2024) | 北京城市副中心 | ( 6 via Beiyunhedong)
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Tongzhou | |||||||
| Yanjiao | 燕郊 | |||||||||
| Dachang | 大厂 | |||||||||
| Xianghe | 香河 | |||||||||
| Baodi | 宝坻 | Beijing–Binhai intercity railway Tianjin–Chengde intercity railway (planned) |
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| Yutian South[8] | 玉田南 | |||||||||
| Tangshan West[8] | 唐山西 | |||||||||
| Tangshan | 唐山 | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "京唐城际铁路开通运营". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ 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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