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Encyclopedia > Guangshen railway
Guangshen Railway
0 km Guangzhou
8 km Guangzhou East
69 km Shilong
90 km Dongguan (Changping)
103 km Zhangmutou
114 km Tangtouxia
127 km Pinghu
139 km Buji
147 km Shenzhen

Guangshen Railway or Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Simplified Chinese: 广深铁路 or 广深线) (SEHK: 525) is a railway in the Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shilong (Chinese: 石龙; Hanyu Pinyin: ShÄ« Lōng) is the name of a town in China. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Dongguan (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Changping District (Simplified Chinese: 昌平区; Traditional Chinese: 昌平區; Hanyu Pinyin: Chāngpíng QÅ«) is situated at the suburb of northwest Beijing. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Zhangmutou (樟木头) is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China. ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language. ... The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (traditional Chinese: , also 港交所; abbreviated as HKEX; SEHK: 0388) is the stock exchange of Hong Kong. ... Not to be confused with the former Kwantung Leased Territory in north-eastern China. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China. ...


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). For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a railway network in Hong Kong, comprising intercity rapid transit and light rail systems. ...


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. Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... ...


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. The X 2000 trainset on a US tour stopped at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois, in 1993. ... A power car is a railroad vehicle that is closely related to the locomotive. ... For other uses, see Decibel (disambiguation). ...


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. Jingjiu Railway (also known as Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Line; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ) is a railway in the Peoples Republic of China connecting Beijing West Station in Beijing to Shenzhen Station in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. ... Dongguan (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City The East Rail (東鐵) is one of the three lines of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a railway network in Hong Kong, comprising intercity rapid transit and light rail systems. ... Special administrative region may be: Peoples Republic of China Special administrative regions, present-day administrative divisions (as of 2006) set up by the Peoples Republic of China to administer Hong Kong (since 1997) and Macau (since 1999) Republic of China Special administrative regions, also translated as special administrative...


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. Dongguan (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... ChangPing (long peace) is where Dongguan Train Station is located. ... Foshan (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhaoqing (肇庆) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in southern China. ... Beijings West Railway Station, abb. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ...

Contents

Fleet

current

  • CRH1 - High-speed EMU trains manufactured by BSP (Bombardier Sifang Power). Now serving between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
  • DF4B - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
  • DF5D - Diesel electric locos (5 for shunting duties) made by China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Group. Used for shunting.
  • DF9 - Diesel electric locos made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used as spare.
  • DF11 - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used for hauling long distance and through-trains.
  • DF11G - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
  • DF12 - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works. Used for shunting.
  • SS8 - sub high speed passenger electric loco (with SCA25K double decker passenger cars) - 5 manufactured by Zhuzhou. Used for hauling long distance trains.
  • SS9G - sub high speed passenger electric loco manufactured by CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
  • DJJ1 (Blue Arrow) - Push-pull high speed train with an electric loco and six passenger cars manufactured by Zhuzhou and Changchun. Currently run between Shaoguan and Pingshi.
  • RW119K passenger cars. Used in long distance trains.

The CRH1 electric multiple units are high speed trains in China which built by joint-venture BSP. As of October 2007, over twenty 8-car units were in service. ... The SS8 is a 25kV 50Hz AC electric locomotive used on the Peoples Republic of Chinas national railway system. ... The SS9 is a type of electric locomotive used on China Railways. ... The DJJ1 Blue Arrow (Chinese Simp. ...

previous

  • Xinshisu X2000 - Push-pull tilting train manufactured by ABB of Sweden. The train is now in Chongqing.

X 2000 is the brand name of Swedens tilting 200 km/h high-speed train class X2, which is operated by SJ. It was launched in 1990 as a first-class only train with a meal included in the ticket price, and free use of the trains fax...

See also

China Railways (CR) is the national railway company of the Peoples Republic of China, under the Chinese Ministry of Railways. ...

Depot

  • GuangTieShenDuan

External links

  • KCR Intercity Through Train


 
 

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