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.


Statements (48)
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
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
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 High-speed
owner China Railway
partOf Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor
partOfNetwork China high-speed rail network
purpose passenger transport
servesCity Beijing
Changsha
Guangzhou
Shijiazhuang
Wuhan
Zhengzhou
servesProvince Guangdong
Hebei
Henan
Hubei
Hunan
startPoint Beijing
status operational
terminus Beijing West railway station
Guangzhou South railway station
trackGauge 1435 mm standard gauge
usesRollingStockType CRH380 series EMU
Fuxing series EMU

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ("Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway")
partOf
Wuhan Railway Station
isMajorStopOn
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway ("Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway")
parallelTo
Wuhan Railway Station
railwayLine

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