Beijing–Shijiazhuang High-Speed Railway
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Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
Beijing–Shijiazhuang Section 京广深港高速铁路京石段 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Status | operational |
| Locale | China |
| Termini |
Beijing West Railway Station Shijiazhuang Railway Station |
| Operation | |
| Opened | December 26, 2012 |
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
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| Line length | 281 km (175 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 50 Hz, 25,000 V |
Beijing–Shijiazhuang High-Speed Railway (simplified Chinese: 京石客运专线; traditional Chinese: 京石客運專線; pinyin: Jīng-Shí Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 281-kilometre high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shijiazhuang in China opened on 26 December 2012 after 4 years of construction. The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h, and the opening cut travel times between Beijing and Shijiazhuang from 2 hours to about 1 hour. This railway is the northern section of the 2100 km high-speed Jinggang line connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, but also speeds up trains between Beijing and Taiyuan, which continue on the Shitai Passenger Railway.
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