Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway
Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway 广州圈城际铁路 | |
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Overview | |
Type | High-speed rail |
Status | Under construction |
Locale | People's Republic of China |
Termini |
Guangzhou South Guangzhou South |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 50Hz 25,000V |
Operating speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) |
Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway, also known as the Guang Ring Intercity Railway, is a high-speed railway forming a ring around Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is not a separate project with no new rails, but a collection of sections built as part of other Intercity Railways surrounding Guangzhou.
Route
The western section of this ring railway runs from Guangzhou South to Guangzhou North along the southernmost section of the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway. The northern section of this railway runs from Guangzhou North to Airport North along the Airport Branch of the Guangzhou-Qingyuan Intercity Railway. The eastern section of this railway is from Airport North to Wanghong in Dongguan along the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway. The southern section completes this railway, connecting Wanghong back to Guangzhou South along the Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway.