Guangzhou–Huizhou intercity railway

Guangzhou-Huizhou intercity railway
Dongguan West station platform
Overview
Native name广惠城际铁路
StatusOperational
Owner China Railway
LocaleGuangdong Province, China
Termini
Stations24
Service
TypeIntercity Higher-speed rail
SystemPRDIR Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway
Services1
Operator(s)CR Guangzhou CR Guangzhou (until 23 January 2024)
Guangdong Intercity (since 23 January 2024[1])
Rolling stockCRH6 EMU
History
Opened30 March 2016 (8 years ago) (2016-03-30) (East section)
28 December 2017 (7 years ago) (2017-12-28) (West section)
26 May 2024 (7 months ago) (2024-05-26) (Guangzhou section)
Technical
Line length139.8 km (87 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius2,200 m (1.4 mi; 7,200 ft) (Normal curves)
2,000 m (1.2 mi; 6,600 ft) (Difficult curves)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline3.0%
Route map

Legend
 continues to Panyu railway station
Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway
Dongguan West
Depot
Daojiao
Xiping West
Dongcheng South
Liaobu
Songshanhu North
Dalang Town
Changping South
Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
Changping East
Zhangmutou East
Yinping
Lilin North
Chenjiang South
Huihuan
Longfeng
Xihu East
Dong River
Yunshan
Xiaojinkou
Maintenance Depot
Guanghui intercity railway

Guangzhou–Huizhou intercity railway, also known as the Guanghui intercity railway, is a regional railway within Guangdong province, China. It runs between the cities of Guangzhou and Huizhou in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Part of a larger radiating intercity rail transit network, called Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway, across the PRD region, directly connecting with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway. Route length is 139.8 kilometres (86.9 mi),[2] with an estimated construction budget of 25.3 billion RMB. The construction period was planned to take three and a half years,[3] actual construction started in May 2009 and completed in June 2013, but the line wasn't opened until 2016. 3 renovated and 14 new stations were built along the route. It has been built with a design speed of 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph). The Xiaojinkou–Changping East section started operations on 30 March 2016.[4] The Dongguan West–Panyu section opened on May 26, 2024.[5][6]

History

  • 8 May 2009 – Construction in Changping, Dongguan officially started, with an original expectation to be opened for traffic by 2013.[7]
  • 7 June 2013 – Construction is completed and test runs are due to begin in 2014 with whole project opened by the end of 2015.[8]
  • 30 March 2016 – Xiaojinkou–Changping East section started operations.[4]
  • 28 December 2017 – Changping East–Daojiao started operations.[9]
  • 15 December 2019 – Daojiao–Dongguan West started operations.[10]
  • 1 November 2023 – Guangdong Intercity got operation license of Guanghui intercity railway.[11]
  • 23 January 2024 – Guangdong Intercity company has taken-over the operation from China Railway Guangzhou Group.[1]
  • 26 May 2024 – Dongguan West–Panyu started operations.[5]

Scandal

Songshan station jerry incident

A man surnamed Liu broke the construction side of the Songshanhu North station to cut corners, but the construction company building the site pay a prescription charge of Mr. Yang Zhenggang Songshanhu report indicates that this is malicious, and communicate the results to identify after the fact.[12]

Route

Guanghui intercity railway is an East-West railway that starts at Panyu railway station, next to Guangzhou South railway station, in Guangzhou's Panyu District. It then goes eastward under the Pearl River through Machong and Hongmei to reach Dongguan West in the Hongmei area of Dongguan. This will be a major interchange with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway and Dongguang Metro's Line 1, set to open in 2025. It then moves eastward through the Dongguan regions of Daojiao, then Nancheng, Dongcheng, Liaobu, Songshan Lake, Dalang, Changping and Xiegang. Crossing into Huizhou's Huicheng District it then passes through Lilin, Chenjiang and Huihuan before arriving at Huizhou railway station. Total length of the route is 139.8 km (86.9 mi), 31.952 km (19.854 mi) in Guangzhou, 78.160 km (48.566 mi) in Dongguan and 31.988 km (19.876 mi) in Huizhou. Elevated sections of track total 78.863 km (49.003 mi), with 6.586 km (4.092 mi) at ground level and 54.33 km (33.76 mi) being underground.

Station

Originally approved to build 16 stations, the Huizhou Municipal Railway Construction Investment Group Co. Ltd and the Guangzhou Railway Company agreed to build an additional station at Huizhou's West Lake.[13]

Station
№ 		Station Name Chinese Distance
km 		Pearl River Delta intercity railway
transfers/connections 		Metro
transfers/connections 		Location
↑ through train to Guangzhou–Zhaoqing intercity railway  Guangzhao 
PYA Panyu 番禺 0.00 0.00  GFC 
Guangzhou South railway station IZQ  Guangzhu  		Guangzhou Metro  2   7   22  Foshan Metro  2  Guangzhou South Panyu, Guangzhou
GCA Guangzhou Changlong 广州长隆 6.56 6.56 Guangzhou Metro  3   7  Hanxi Changlong
DHA Donghuan 东环 4.21 10.77
GQA Guanqiao North (Guanqiaobei) 官桥北 8.35 19.12 Guangzhou Metro  4  Guanqiao
GLA Guangzhou Lianhuashan 广州莲花山 5.48 24.60  GFC  Guangzhou Metro  8 
MIA Machong 麻涌 9.02 33.62 Machong, Dongguan
WGQ Dongguan West (Dongguanxi) 东莞西 5.36 38.98  SS  Hongmei, Dongguan
RRQ Daojiao 道滘 3.97 42.95 Daojiao, Dongguan
EGQ Xiping West (Xipingxi) 西平西 9.90 52.85 Dongguan Rail Transit  2  Xiping Nancheng, Dongguan
IYQ Dongcheng South (Dongchengnan) 东城南 3.43 56.28 Dongcheng, Dongguan
LTQ Liaobu 寮步 8.63 64.91 Liaobu, Dongguan
KUQ Songshanhu North (Songshanhubei) 松山湖北 6.07 70.98
KOQ Dalang Town (Dalangzhen) 大朗镇 5.61 76.59 Dalang, Dongguan
FPQ Changping South (Changpingnan) 常平南 6.11 82.7 Changping, Dongguan
FQQ Changping East (Changpingdong) 常平东 4.27 86.97
ZRQ Zhangmutou East (Zhangmutoudong) 樟木头东 6.88 93.85 Zhangmutou, Dongguan
KPQ Yinping 银瓶 5.49 99.34 Xiegang, Dongguan
KBQ Lilin North (Lilinbei) 沥林北 7.89 107.23 Huicheng, Huizhou
KKQ Chenjiang South (Chenjiangnan) 陈江南 11.60 118.83
KHQ Huihuan 惠环 4.93 123.76
KFQ Longfeng 龙丰 5.09 128.85
WDQ Xihu East (Xihudong) 西湖东 2.88 131.73
KZQ Yunshan 云山 3.05 134.78
NKQ Xiaojinkou 小金口 4.04 138.82

Future

A 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) long extension started construction on May 13, 2021. The extension will continue from Xiaojinkou railway station to the currently under construction Huizhou North railway station.[14]

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