Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway

Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway Beijing–Shijiazhuang section
New Shijiazhuang railway station
Overview
Native name	京广深港高速铁路京石段
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Beijing Hebei province
Termini	Beijing West Shijiazhuang
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Beijing
History
Opened	December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26)
Technical
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	generally 9,000 m (5.6 mi) or 7,000 m (4.3 mi) on difficult sections
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) (initial operations) 310 kilometres per hour (190 mph) (with ATP) 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) (design)
Signalling	ABS
Maximum incline	generally 1.2% or 2% on difficult sections
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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 operated by China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shijiazhuang (the provincial capital of Hebei) that opened on 26 December 2012 after 4 years of construction.^[1] The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan.^[2] The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph), 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 2,100 km (1,300 mi) 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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