Guangshen railway
Guangshen Railway or Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Simplified Chinese: 广深铁路 or 广深线) (Template:Sehk) is a railway in the Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
It was formerly known as 廣九鐵路華段 (literally means the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway) during the Republic of China era (known in Hong Kong, then a British crown colony, as Chinese Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway).
With a length of 146 kilometres, it was the first railway in the People's Republic of China to reach the speed of 220 km/h, though it is limited to about 200 km/h during commercial operation. It has a dual-track 200-km/h passenger line, and a single-track 120-km/h mixed passenger and freight line. Construction of a fourth track has commenced in 2005, and will be the first four-track railway in mainland China.
The run uses Swedish-built Xinshisu (X2000) tilting trains with a pitch of up to 8 degrees. The trains are 165m long, consisting of a power car, five passenger cars, and a trailing car. They are noted for being very quiet (less than 65 dBA) even at 200 km/h.
It meets the Jingjiu Railway (Beijing-Kowloon Railway) in Dongguan, with which shares its route. It joins the KCR East Rail (formerly the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway) on the border with Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the PRC since 1997.
Cross-border services from Hong Kong to Dongguan (Changping), Guangzhou East, Foshan and Zhaoqing, as well as to Beijing West and Shanghai use its route.
Fleet
- Xinshisu X2000 - Push-pull tilting train manufactured by ABB of Sweden
- DF4B - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works
- DF5D - Diesel electric locos (5 for shunting duties) made by China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Group
- DF9 - Diesel electric locos made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works
- DF11 - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works
- DF11G - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works
- DF12 - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works
- SS8 - high speed passenger electric loco (with SCA25K double decker passenger cars) - 5 manufactured by Zhuzhou
- SS9G - high speed passenger electric loco manufactured by CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive Works
- DJJ1 (Blue Arrow) - Push-pull high speed train with an electric loco and six passenger cars manufactured by Zhuzhou and Changchun.
- RW119K passenger cars
- CRH1 - High-speed trains manufactured by BSP (Bombardier Sifang Power).
Stations and distance
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| Station | Distance (km) |
|---|---|
| Guangzhou | 0 |
| Guangzhou East | 8 |
| Shilong | 69 |
| Dongguan (Changping) | 90 |
| Zhangmutou | 103 |
| Tangtouxia | 114 |
| Pinghu | 127 |
| Buji | 139 |
| Shenzhen | 147 |
Depot
- GuangTieShenDuan
