Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway

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

Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway
京唐城际铁路
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBeijing
Hebei
Tianjin
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway Beijing Group
History
Opened30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)[2]
Technical
Line length163 km (101 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map

Up arrow Beijing underground cross-city railway to Beijing West
Left arrow Beijing–Shanghai Railway
Right arrow Beijing–Shenyang HSR to Shenyang North
Beijing
Right arrow Beijing–Harbin Railway to Harbin
Right arrow Beijing–Baotou Railway
Beijing Sub-Center (Opening in 2024)
Yanjiao
Dachang
Xianghe
Baodi
Left arrow Beijing–Binhai ICR to Binhai West
Yutian South
Tangshan West
Left arrow Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Tianjin  
Tangshan
Right arrow Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Qinhuangdao  
Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway
Simplified Chinese京唐城际铁路
Traditional Chinese京唐城際鐵路

From Beijing railway station[1] to Baodi railway station, the Beijing–Binhai intercity railway will share its northern segment with the BeijingTangshan 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

  1. "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. "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. "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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