| Beijing-Harbin, Beijing-Hong Kong (Macau) corridor 京哈~京港澳通道 | |
|---|---|
CRH380AM performing a test run on the Beijing–Shenyang HSR in Beinianfeng Village,Yangsong Town,Huairou District, Beijing in October 2020 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | People's Republic of China |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
| Electrification | 50 Hz 25,000 V |
| Operating speed | 200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph) |
TheBeijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor is a high-speed rail passage connectingHarbin inHeilongjiang province to theHong Kong andMacau Special Administrative Regions viaBeijing. The passage will pass through the cities ofChangchun,Shenyang,Beijing,Shijiazhuang,Zhengzhou,Wuhan,Changsha, andGuangzhou before splitting into two lines: one passing throughShenzhen before terminating at Hong Kong, the other passing throughZhuhai before terminating atMacau.
Announced in 2016 as part of China's"Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the passage is essentially a merger of two lines previously under the "Four Vertical and Four Horizontal" high-speed railway network: theBeijing–Harbin high-speed railway and theBeijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway, with the addition of the Guangzhou–Macau branch line. TheShenyang–Dalian railway section, initially considered part of theBeijing–Harbin high-speed railway, now forms part of theCoastal corridor, a different rail corridor.
| Section Railway line | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbin–Shenyang Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway (section) | HSR from Harbin to Shenyang, part of longer route to Dalian and Changchun. | 350 (summer) 250 (winter) | 921 | 2007-08-23 | 2012-12-01 |
| Shenyang-Beijing Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway | HSR from Beijing to Shenyang via Chengde, Fuxin and Chaoyang | 350 | 684 | 2014-02-28 | 2018-12-29 (Chengde South–Shenyang section) 2021-01-22[1] (Beijing Chaoyang–Chengde South section) |
| Beijing–Shijiazhuang Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway | HSR from Beijing toShijiazhuang | 350 | 281 | 2008-10-08 | 2012-12-26[2] |
| Shijiazhuang–Wuhan Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway | HSR from Shijiazhuang toZhengzhou | 350 | 838 | 2008-10-15 | 2012-12-26[2] |
| HSR from Zhengzhou toWuhan | 2012-09-28[3] | ||||
| Wuhan–Guangzhou Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway | HSR from Wuhan toGuangzhou viaChangsha | 350 | 968 | 2005-09-01 | 2009-12-26 2010-01-30[4] |
| Guangzhou–Shenzhen Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link | Mainland section of the Express Rail Link. HSR from Guangzhou toShenzhen North Railway Station. | 350 | 116 | 2008-08-20 | 2011-12-26[5] |
| Mainland section of the Express Rail Link. HSR from Shenzhen North to the border of Hong Kong. | 2015-12-30[6] | ||||
| Shenzhen–Hong Kong Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (Hong Kong section) | Hong Kong section of the Express Rail Link. HSR from the border of Shenzhen to Hong Kong. | 200 | 26 | 2010 | 2018-09-23[7] |
| Section Railway line | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway | Intercity railway between Guangzhou and Zhuhai. Zhuhai Station next to Macau border. | 200 | 187 | 2005-12-18 | 2011-01-07 |
| Zhuhai – Macau | Mid-to-long term planning. | ||||