Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway

Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway
Overview
Native name	京唐城际铁路
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Under Construction
Locale	Hebei, Tianjin & Beijing, People's Republic of China
Termini	Beijing Tangshan
Stations	7
Operation
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	163 km (101 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend  Underground line to Beijing West  Beijing  Beijing–Shanghai Railway & Beijing–Chengde Railway   Beijing–Harbin Railway to Harbin   Beijing–Shenyang HSR to Shenyang  Beijing East Yanjiao Xianghe Dachang Baodi South  2nd Beijing–Tianjin ICR to Binhai  Yahongqiao Tangshan Airport  Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Tianjin –   Tangshan  Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Qinhuangdao –

Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway
Simplified Chinese	京唐城际铁路
Traditional Chinese	京唐城際鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīng Táng Chéng Jì Tiělù

Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway is a Chinese High-Speed Railway connecting the national capital Beijing and Tangshan in eastern Hebei. Construction on the railway was originally scheduled to start in 2009 but the completion has been delayed after a nationwide rail review following the 2011 Wenzhou Rail Incident. Construction was eventually started on December 29, 2015. This railway also serves as the northern segment of the Second Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, from Beijing East to Baodi South and then branching south to Binhai Railway Station.

Overview

The length of this intercity railway is about 160 km railway line from the Beijing Railway Station terminus. It then roughly follows along the Beijing-Shenyang Expressway northbound through the Beijing's Tongzhou District before crossing into Hebei's Xianghe County. Next it crosses Tianjin's Baodi District to re-enter Hebei at Tangshan City's Yutian County and Fengrun. Finally it terminates at Tangshan Railway Station. Total line length of will be approximately 163 km, a total of seven stations, with a design speed of 350 km.

Stations

This line starts at Beijing Railway Station, then Beijing East, Yanjiao, Xianghe, Dachang, Baodi South, Yahongqiao, Tangshan Airport before arriving at Tangshan Railway Station.