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	Beijing West Hung Hom
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway
History
Opened	1 September 1996 (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 km Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Guangzhou Beijing–Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South 0 Beijing West 4 Guang'anmen Beijing underground cross-city railway Beijing Beijing–Harbin railway to Harbin Beijing–Tianjin ICR to Tianjin Beijing South Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Beijing–Shanghai railway Beijing Fengtai Fengtai West marshalling yard │ Dahongmen freight yard 16 Liying Beijing–Shanghai railway 23 Huangcun Beijing–Shanghai railway to Shanghai Gu'an Tianjin–Bazhou railway to Tianjin 92 Bazhou Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway to Xushui│to Tianjin West 147 Renqiu 239 Shenzhou Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway to Shijiazhuang 274 Hengshui Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway to Dezhou ↑ Beijing Group ↓ Jinan Group 380 Linqing Handan–Jinan railway to Handan 421 Liaocheng North to Handan–Jinan railway to Jinan 426 Liaocheng Yanggu Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway freight-only 484 Taiqian Tangyin–Taiqian railway to Tangyin Liangshan 526 Yuncheng Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway to Yanzhou 582 Heze Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway to Xinxiang ↑ Jinan Group ↓ Zhengzhou Group Shangqiu North Longhai railway to Lanzhou│to Lianyun 687 Shangqiu South ↑ Zhengzhou Group ↓ Shanghai Group 751 Bozhou Qinglongshan–Fuyang railway to Qinglongshan Luohe–Fuyang railway to Luohe Fuyang North 855 Fuyang Fuyang–Huainan railway to Huainan ↑ Shanghai Group ↓ Wuhan Group Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Xinyang 971 Huangchuan Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Nanjing 1,091 Macheng Macheng–Wuhan railway to Wuhan North 1,158 Huangzhou ↑ Wuhan Group ↓ Nanchang Group Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge Hefei–Jiujiang railway to Hefei Tongling–Jiujiang railway to Shizishan 1,314 Jiujiang 1,327 Jiujiang West Wuhan–Jiujiang railway to Wuchang 1,333 Lushan 1,369 De'an 1,403 Yongxiu 1,449 Nanchang 1,477 Xiangtang Xiangtang–Liangjiadu railway to Liangjiadu 1,479 Xiangtang West Shanghai–Kunming railway to Kunming│to Shanghai Xiangtang–Tangang railway to Tangang Xiangtang–Putian railway to Nanchang West 1,487 Sanjiangzhen Xiangtang–Putian railway to Fuzhou 1,675 Ji'an 1,709 Taihe Ganzhou–Longyan railway to Longyan 1,854 Ganzhou East 1,861 Ganzhou Ganzhou–Shaoguan railway to Shaoguan East 2,009 Dingnan ↑ Nanchang Group ↓ Guangzhou Group Zhangping–Longchuan railway to Zhangping 2,102 Longchuan 2,177 Heyuan 2,257 Huizhou Huizhou Port railway 2,311 Dongguan East Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway to Guangzhou Changping Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway 2,328 Zhangmutou 2,352 Pinghu 2,356 Pinghu South Pinghu–Yantian railway to Yantian Pinghu–Nanshan railway to Shenzhen West Pinghu marshalling yard Xiamen–Shenzhen railway to Xiamen North Xiamen–Shenzhen railway to Shenzhen North 2,364 Shenzhen East 2,368 Sungang 2,372 Shenzhen Guangdong Hong Kong ↑ Guangzhou Group ↓ MTR Corporation 2,397 Hung Hom 2,399 Exhibition Centre 2,400 Admiralty km

Beijing–Kowloon railway
Simplified Chinese	京九铁路
Traditional Chinese	京九鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngjiǔ tiělù Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ging1 gau2 tit3 lou6
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	京九线
Traditional Chinese	京九線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngjiǔ Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ging1 gau2 sin3

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 dual track 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 line across the border, which had its southern terminus in Hung Hom in southern Kowloon until 2022.^{[lower-greek 1]}

History

Beijing West station

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

Construction of the railway 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 (1,489 mi). It has 790 bridges and 160 tunnels. The Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge, at a length of 7,679 metres (25,194 ft), 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.

The railway 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 (99 to 124 mph) with provisions for operation of double-stack container trains.^[2][3][4][5]

The completion of the cross-harbour section of the MTR's Sha Tin to Central Link project on 15 May 2022 saw the extension of the East Rail line from Hung Hom station underneath Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island. The East Rail line now terminates at Admiralty station in its namesake business district via a new station at Exhibition Centre.^[6]

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 Railways

Notes

References

External links

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