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Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor

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Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor
京港(台)通道
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocalePeople's Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan)
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC overhead catenary (50 Hz in China, 60 Hz in Taiwan)
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor
Chinese京港(台)通道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīng Gǎng (Tái) Tōngdào

The Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor is a proposed high-speed railway corridor in Greater China. It will run in a north–south direction from Beijing to Hong Kong, with a branch leading from Hefei to end at Taipei across the Taiwan Strait. It will connect the cities of Beijing, Xiong'an, Fuyang, Hefei, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Ganzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong on the main line, as well as Fuzhou and Taipei, Taiwan on the branch line.

The line was announced by the Chinese government in 2016 as part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network. Currently, high-speed services from Beijing to Hong Kong travel via the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway. This corridor will create a more direct route.

Route

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Name Route Design speed
(km/h)
Length
(km)
Status Construction start Opened Remarks
Beijing–Shangqiu high-speed railway Beijing FengtaiXiong'an 350[1] 85 in planning Expected in 2024 Expected in 2029
Xiong'an – Shangqiu.[1] 553[1] under construction 29 September 2022 Expected in 2026
Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway ShangqiuFuyang WestHefei 350[2] 400 open 30 November 2015 1 December 2019 The section from Fuyang West to Hefei is part of the eastern route
Hefei–Anqing–Jiujiang high-speed railway HefeiAnqing WestJiujiang 350 169 open 25 December 2015 22 December 2020 The section from west of Hefei to east of Huangmei is part of the eastern route[3]
Anqing WestLushan 171 open 30 September 2017 30 December 2021
Fuyang–Huanggang high-speed railway Fuyang WestHuanggang East 350 324 in planning Expected in 2024 Expected in 2029 Western route
Huanggang–Huangmei high-speed railway Huanggang EastHuangmei East 350 125 open 20 December 2018 22 April 2022
Nanchang–Jiujiang high-speed railway LushanNanchang East 350 137 under construction 21 November 2022 Expected in 2027[4]
Nanchang–Ganzhou high-speed railway NanchangGanzhou West 350 416 open 20 October 2014 26 December 2019
Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway Ganzhou WestShenzhen North 350 436[5] open 20 December 2018 10 December 2021
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section Sham Chun River – Hong Kong West Kowloon 200 39 open 16 January 2010 23 September 2018
Branch line to Taipei, Taiwan
Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway Hefei SouthFuzhou 350 813 open 31 December 2009 28 June 2015
Nanchang–Fuzhou railway Nanchang WestFuzhou 200 636 open 23 November 2007 26 September 2013 Fuzhou branch of Xiangtang–Putian railway
Fuzhou–Pingtan railway FuzhouPingtan 200 88 open 31 October 2013 26 December 2020
Pingtan–Taipei high-speed railway Proposed HSR crossing the Taiwan Straits from Pingtan to Taipei, Taiwan.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "河南濮阳回应"京港台高铁丰雄商段将在当地设站":积极争取".
  2. ^ "Yibin – Guiyang Passenger-Dedicated Line opens". Railway Gazette International. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  3. ^ "安九高铁安庆至黄梅段开始试运行" [The Anqing-Huangmei section of the Anjiu high-speed railway began trial operation]. 新华网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "昌九高铁等3条铁路开工建设!". 2022-11-21. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  5. ^ "京港高铁赣州至深圳段开通运营 南昌至深圳3小时30分可达" [Beijing-Hong Kong HSR corridor Ganzhou-Shenzhen section started operation, Nanchang to Shenzhen in 3 hours and 30 minutes].

See also

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