Beijing Underground Cross City Railway

Beijing Underground Cross City Railway
The entrance at Beijing Railway Station
Overview
Type	High-speed rail/Heavy rail
Status	Operational
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Beijing Beijing West
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	March 20, 2015
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	9.156 km (6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	4500m
Electrification	50Hz 25,000V
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline	16%

Beijing Underground Cross City Railway
Line length:	9.156 km (6 mi)
Track gauge:	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Maximum speed:	200 km/h (124 mph)
Beijing–Shenyang HSR to Shenyang North   Beijing–Harbin Railway to Harbin   Beijing–Shanghai Railway to Shanghai Beijing Zhengyangmen Tianmen Square Forbidden City Canal   Beijing–Kowloon Railway to Hung Hom Beijing West   Beijing–Guangzhou Railway to Guangzhou   Beijing–Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South

Beijing Underground Cross City Railway is a short high-speed rail connection in the Chinese capital city of Beijing. It connects the important transportation hubs Beijing Railway Station and Beijing West Railway Station. It also connects southern and western areas with north-east China. The railway has a length span of 9.156 kilometers, and has been officially operational since March 20, 2015.

In the early 1980's a plan was proposed to connect Beijing Railway Station to Beijing West Railway Station via a conventional railway. This was an important part of the overall planning of Beijing West Railway Station's renovation, originally announced as part of the "Eighth Five-Year Plan". However, due to technical difficulties and other factors, this project did not initiate.