Beijing–Binhai intercity railway

Beijing–Binhai intercity railway (abbreviated as Jingbin intercity railway), formerly known as the Second Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway, is a high-speed railway connecting the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin. The western section of the railway is built as part of the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway. From Baodi railway station onwards, the railway will branch south along new trackage to Binhai West railway station in Binhai New Area of Tianjin.

Beijing–Binhai intercity railway
京滨城际铁路
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBeijing, Hebei, and Tianjin
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Services1
Operator(s)China Railway Beijing Group
Technical
Line length171.7 km (107 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

Beijing
Beijing Sub-Center (opening in 2024)
Yanjiao
Dachang
Xianghe
Baodi
Baodi South
Beichen
Connecting line to Tianjin West
Binhai Airport East
Connecting line to Beijing–Tianjin ICR
Binhai West
Beijing–Binhai intercity railway
Simplified Chinese京滨城际铁路
Traditional Chinese京濱城際鐵路
Second Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
Simplified Chinese京津第二城际铁路
Traditional Chinese京津第二城際鐵路

Together with the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway, this railway forms part of a proposed regional 4 North-South lines, 4 East-West lines that together form a network for fast commuter services across the densely populated Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei area.

History edit

Baodi to Beichen section edit

Advanced engineering commenced onsite at 29 December 2015.[1] The section opened on 30 December 2022.[2]

Beichen to Binhai West section edit

The remaining section from Beichen to Binhai West began construction on 6 November 2022.[3][4]

Route edit

It starts at Beijing railway station, which is located in Dongcheng District. And then it goes into Xianghe County, Hebei, and Baodi District, Tianjin. This project then deviates from the Beijing-Tangshan ICR alignment to travel south through eastern Wuqing District, Ninghe District, Beichen District, Dongli District serving a station at Tianjin Binhai International Airport then terminating in Tianjin's Binhai New Area.

Stations edit

The section from Baodi to Beichen opened on 30 December 2022.[2] The remaining section is also under construction.

Station Name Chinese Metro
transfers/connections
Through service via Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway to Beijing[2]
Baodi 宝坻
Baodi South 宝坻南
Beichen 北辰
Binhai Airport East 滨海国际机场东
Binhai West 滨海西

References edit

  1. ^ Cao Zheng (曹政) (December 30, 2015). 京唐京滨城际先期工程昨开工 明年上半年全线建设 (in Chinese). Beijing Daily. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "京唐城际铁路30日开通运营 京滨城际宝坻至北辰段同步开通". Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ "天津首次!这两条高速铁路同日开建". 2022-11-06. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06.
  4. ^ "两条高铁同日在津开工建设". 新华网 (in Chinese). 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.