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Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway

Guangzhou–Zhuhai
Intercity Railway
广珠城际铁路
ChinaRailwayHighspeed.svg
Zhuhai North Railway Station 6513.JPG
Zhuhai North Station
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status Operational
Locale Guangzhou
Foshan
Zhongshan
Jiangmen
Zhuhai
Macau
Termini Guangzhou South
Zhuhai/Xinhui
Stations 22
Services 2
Ridership 342,000
Operation
Opened 7 January 2011
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 187 km (116.196 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map
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Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway
Line length: 187 km (116 mi)
Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Maximum speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
Stations and structures
0 Guangzhou South
5 Bijiang
11 Beijiao
15 Shunde
23 Shunde College
32 Ronggui
37 Nantou
45 Xiaolan
Xiaolan-Xinhui Branch Line
52 Dongsheng
64 Zhongshan North
70 Zhongshan
83 Nanlang
Cuiheng
93 Zhuhai North
97 Tangjiawan
109 Mingzhu
113 Qianshan
116 Zhuhai
Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway
Simplified Chinese 广珠城际轨道交通
Traditional Chinese 廣珠城際軌道交通
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 广珠城轨
Traditional Chinese 廣珠城軌

Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway or Guangzhu Intercity Railway (Chinese: 广州-珠海城际快速轨道; abbreviated as 广珠城轨 Guǎng-Zhū chéng guǐ) is a dedicated, grade-separated passenger railway linking New Guangzhou Station in Panyu, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai Airport in Zhuhai, via Shunde, Zhongshan and Jiangmen, in Guangdong, China. It is the first line completed in the currently under construction Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit network.

The railway has partly started operations in January 2011. It will be divided into three parts with a total of 27 stations. Its main line between Guangzhou and Zhuhai City, via Shunde and Zhongshan, is 117 km (73 mi) long, with 17 stations and a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph). The planned extension from Zhuhai City to Zhuhai Airport is 35.3 km (22 mi) long, with 7 stations and a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). Its spur line between Zhongshan and Jiangmen is 26 km (16 mi) long, with 6 stations and a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).

When fully completed, passengers traveling on the main line between Zhuhai and Guangzhou South will have a choice between a 46-minute non-stop and a 76-minute, 140 km/h all-stop service. The non-stop service is offered between Zhuhai and Guangzhou South only, and travel between Zhuhai (Gongbei) and Zhuhai Airport will be cut down to 25 minutes. It currently takes 50 minutes to travel by auto from Gongbei, Zhuhai to Zhuhai Airport, and 1 hour 30 minutes from Gongbei, Zhuhai to Panyu, Guangzhou.

The construction of the railway began in 2005 and it was to be completed by 2010 to cope with the opening of the Guangzhou Asian Games, but missed this deadline.


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