Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway

Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway, also known as the Guiguang HSR, is a high-speed railway line in southern China between Guiyang in Guizhou Province and Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. The railway is dedicated to high speed passenger rail service.[2] The line is 856 km (532 mi) in length and can carry trains at speeds of up to 250 km/h (155 mph).[1] The line was built from 2008 to 2014 and opened on December 26, 2014.

Guiyang–Guangzhou
high-speed railway
贵广高速铁路
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleGuizhou, Guangxi and Guangdong
China
Termini
Service
Services1
Operator(s)CR Chengdu, CR Nanning, CR Guangzhou
History
OpenedDecember 26, 2014
Technical
Line length856 km (532 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map

km
Guiyang North
0
Guiyang East
18
Longdongbao
Left arrow link from Shanghai–Kunming railway
at Laoluobao, from Guiyang
42
Longli North
70
Guidingxian
116
Duyun East
142
Sanduxian
217
Rongjiang
274
Congjiang
326
Sanjiang South
394
Wutong
413
Guilin West
Guilin North
478
Yangshuo
512
Gongcheng
572
Zhongshan West
596
Hezhou
686
Huaiji
732
Guangning
781
Zhaoqing East
806
Sanshui South
824
Foshan West
857
Guangzhou South
km

The line traverses rugged karst terrain in Guizhou and Guangxi and relies on extensive bridges and tunnels, which comprise 83% of the line's total length.[2] The travel time by train between the two terminal cities was reduced from 20 hours to 4 hours.[1]

History

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Construction progress on the Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway, bridge over the Xingping Reservoir in Xingping district of Yangshuo county, Guilin, August 2013

The Guiguang HSR was a major trunk route planned in the 11th Five Year Plan by the Chinese government. It is designed to serve as a rapid rail link between the southwest China and the Pearl River Delta. Construction began in 2008 and was completed in 2014. The line was built to accommodate train speeds of up to 250 km/h (155 mph), with the capacity to be remodelled to allow train speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph).

Route

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The Guiguang HSR takes a more direct route between its terminal cities, and crosses exceptionally difficult and mountainous terrain, which made construction very costly. The project cost an estimated 85.8 billion RMB (US$12.5 billion),[3] although this figure was later revised to 94.6 billion RMB (US$13.8 billion).[4]

The line runs from Guangzhou through Foshan, Sanshui and Zhaoqing in the densely populated Pearl River Delta and then crosses the Lingnan mountain range via Huaiji into Guangxi. It continues in a northwesterly direction through Hezhou and Zhongxiang to the famed scenic cities of Yangshuo and Guilin and then on to Sanjiang. The line enters Guizhou at Congjiang near the southeast tip of the province and passes Rongjiang, Sandu, Duyun, and Longli on to Guiyang in the center of the province.

This line traverses 270 tunnels and 510 valleys across the karst landscape.[2] Bridges and tunnels account for 83% of the line's total length, including 92% in Guizhou.[2] A total of 238 tunnels, totaling 464 km (288 mi), were built along route including nine tunnels over 10 km (6.2 mi) in length.[1] The longest tunnel, through the Yan Mountain in Rongjiang, is 14.693 km (9.130 mi).[1]

Stations

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Station Name Chinese Metro
transfers/connections
Location
Guiyang North 贵阳北    1  Guizhou
Guiyang East 贵阳东
Longdongbao 龙洞堡 Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
   2 
Longli North 龙里北
Guidingxian 贵定县
Duyun East 都匀东
Sanduxian 三都县
Rongjiang 榕江
Congjiang 从江
Sanjiang South 三江南 Guangxi
Wutong 五通
Guilin West 桂林西
Yangshuo 阳朔
Gongcheng 恭城
Zhongshan West 钟山西
Hezhou 贺州
Huaiji 怀集 Guangdong
Guangning 广宁
Zhaoqing East 肇庆东
Sanshui South 三水南
Foshan West 佛山西
Guangzhou South 广州南    2   7   22  Foshan Metro  2 

Accidents and incidents

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4 June 2022 – around 10:30AM CST, train D2809 derailed [zh] at Rongjiang railway station following a collision with a landslide just after exiting the Yuezhai Tunnel entrance.[5][6] This led to the death of the driver, who noticed an "abnormality" on the track and engaged the emergency brakes, minimizing the disaster.[7] Upon derailing, the train slid by more than 900 meters.[8] The front car of the train swept out to the opposing track and finally stopped wedged on to the platform Rongjiang railway station. One crew member and seven passengers sustained injuries.[9] Train G2929 passed through the tunnel normally and entered Rongjiang railway station 15 minutes earlier, which meant the landslide happened quite suddenly.[10] Repair work of the line was completed and resumed normal operation the next day.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e (Chinese) 陈清浩, "贵广高铁正式开通运营 从贵阳到广州4小时可达" 南方日报 2014-12-26
  2. ^ a b c d (Chinese) "揭秘:贵广高铁如何穿越喀斯特" 南方都市报 2014-12-26
  3. ^ Xinhua News Agency (14 October 2008). "Guizhou-Guangzhou Railway Starts Building". Chinagate.com.cn. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ Ollivier, Gerald; Sondhri, Jitendra; Zhou, Nanyan (1 October 2014). "How China Builds High-Speed Rail for Less". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ^ "High-speed train derailment in China kills 1, injures 8". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  6. ^ Yong Xiong. "One dead, 8 injured after high-speed train derails in southern China". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  7. ^ "One dead in high-speed train crash in southwest China". South China Morning Post. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  8. ^ "D2809次列车司机在5秒内紧急制动 列车滑行900多米-中新网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  9. ^ "D2809次旅客列车脱线,事故发生时列车曾紧急制动". The Paper. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  10. ^ "D2809次动车驶入榕江站15分钟前曾有动车正常通过-中新网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  11. ^ "贵广线榕江站恢复通车-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-06-12.