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Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway

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Native name
  
广佛肇城际轨道交通

Status
  
Under Construction

Opened
  
March 30, 2016

Type
  
High-speed rail

Stations
  
11

Locale
  
China

Operator(s)
  
China Railway High-speed

Terminis
  
Guangzhou Railway Station, Zhaoqing Railway Station

Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway, also known as Guangfozhao Intercity Railway or Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway, is a high-speed railway within Guangdong province, China. It connects the provincial capital of Guangzhou with Zhaoqing, via Foshan. It is a part of the Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit network. It starts to operation on March 30, 2016.

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Overview

It will have a total length of 112.9 km, with a new constructed track length of 86.82 kilometres, starting from Foshan West Railway Station, travelling west through Shishan Town in Nanhai District, across Shishan Industrial Park, over the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Railway and entering Sanshui District. A bridge crosses the Bei River pushing through the Zhaoqing High-tech Industrial Development Zone. The line bends to the southwest, across Suijiang, overpasses the Guangzhou–Maoming Railway & 321 State Road, passing Dinghu District before punching in to Zhaoqing. The total number of stations on this line will be 11, 7 of which are elevated stations, 1 underground station and 3 ground level stations. Connections will exist between this line and the Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway and the Nanning–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway. An extension to Guangzhou South Railway Station is under construction and will complete this project as well as forming part of the Foshan–Dongguan Intercity Railway and the Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railways. Designed operational speed will be for a maximum of 200 km/h.

History

  • September 29, 2009: Foshan segment started.
  • June 18, 2010: Sanshui segment started.
  • April 20, 2011: Planned terminus tentatively set at Dachong Railway Station.
  • March 8, 2012: Original "Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway" plan renamed "Guangzhou–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway", extending access to Guangzhou South Railway Station.
  • July 2012: Planning extends the terminus to Zhaoqing Railway Station, with route determined by September.
  • December 18, 2012: Dachong elevated viaduct construction started.
  • March 16, 2013: Announcement of Guangzhou–Foshan segment started.
  • March 30, 2016: Started to operation.
  • References

    Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway Wikipedia


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