Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway

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The Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway is one of China’s longest and busiest high-speed rail corridors, linking the capital Beijing with the southern metropolis Guangzhou and serving major cities along the route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed railway line
connectsWith Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Zhengzhou–Xi’an High-Speed Railway
constructionStartDate 2005
country China
electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
endPoint Guangzhou
formsCorridorBetween North China
southern China
surface form: South China
isOneOf busiest high-speed rail corridors in China
longest high-speed rail lines in China
lineLength approximately 2298 km
locatedInRegion Central China
North China
southern China
surface form: South China
maximumDesignSpeed 350 km/h
notableFor reducing Beijing–Guangzhou travel time to about 8 hours
notUsedFor regular freight services
numberOfTracks double-track
openedInSections true
openingDate 2012-12-26
operatingSpeed generally 300 km/h
operator China Railway
surface form: China Railway High-speed
owner China Railway
partOf Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor
surface form: Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor
partOfNetwork China High-Speed Rail Network
surface form: China high-speed rail network
purpose passenger transport
servesCity Beijing
Changsha
Guangzhou
Shijiazhuang
Wuhan
Zhengzhou
servesProvince Guangdong Province
surface form: Guangdong

Hebei
Henan Province
surface form: Henan

Hubei Province
surface form: Hubei

Hunan Province
surface form: Hunan
startPoint Beijing
status operational
terminus Beijing West railway station
Guangzhou South Railway Station
surface form: Guangzhou South railway station
trackGauge 1435 mm standard gauge
usesRollingStockType CRH380A EMU
surface form: CRH380 series EMU

Fuxing series EMU

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Wuhan Railway Station railwayLine Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuhan Railway Station isMajorStopOn Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway partOf Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway partOf Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
this entity surface form: Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway parallelTo Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
this entity surface form: Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Changsha South Railway Station partOf Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
this entity surface form: Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link partOf Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
this entity surface form: Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
China High-Speed Rail Network notableCorridor Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Beijing West railway station servesRailwayLine Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
this entity surface form: Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway
Fuxing series EMU route Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway