Beijing – Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway
Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway, also known as the Jingzhang intercity railway, is a high-speed railwaycurrently under construction between Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei province. This route will have a length of approximately 173.947 kilometers of double tracked high speed rail, with a maximum speed of 350 km/h (220 mph) between Changping and Donghuayuan North. However within urban Beijing the maximum speed is restricted to between 80 to 120 km/h (50 to 75 mph).[1] The rest of the line has a designed speed of 250 km/h (160 mph) but operating at 200 km/h (120 mph). The line is expected to be complete by August 2019 and open to public by the end of 2019.[2]
The main line has 10 stations. The Yanqing branch has another station, Yanqing railway station. The Chongli Branch has two more stations, Zhaochuan South (reserved station) and Taizicheng. The railway was originally scheduled to start construction in 2009,[3] however due to the Ministry of Railways adjusting the high-speed rail construction program this was postponed until 2014.[4] This railway is expected to connect with the future Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway and Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway (zh), both also currently under construction.
Route description
Leading north from Beijing North railway station the line will pass Qinghe railway station, Shahe railway station, Changping railway station. It will entering a tunnel under the Great Wall and with a new station, Badaling Great Wall railway station, this will avoid the famous switchback, zigzag conventional railway line. North of this tunnel will connect the branch to Yanqing railway station in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games venues there. After entering Hebei provincial territory, there will be a new station at Donghuayuan North railway station, travelling along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway across the Guanting Reservoir, before arriving at the Huailai railway station, the new stations at Xiahuayuan North railway station, Xuanhua North railway station before terminating at the existing Zhangjiakou railway station.
Total length of this project 173.947 kilometres, of which 70.42 kilometres will be with in Beijing and 103.527 kilometres with in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. The project has an estimated investment cost of 23.62 billion Yuan. Construction of the unit is carried out by the “Beijing-Zhangjiakou Inter-city Railway Limited “, a company incorporated in November 7, 2013. Registered capital of 100 million yuan. Shareholders are in this company are the Beijing Railway Bureau (60.02%), Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co. Ltd. (formerly the Beijing Subway Group Co., Ltd.) (32.42%) and Zhangjiakou Winton Holdings Limited with 7.56% of total shares.
Stations
Main Line
| Station Name |
Chinese | Total distance (km) | Travel Time | High-speed rail transfers |
Metro and local rail transfers |
Platforms | Tracks served by platform |
Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing North | 北京北 | 0 | 0 | (
2 4 13 via Xizhimen) |
Beijing | Xicheng | ||||
| Qinghe | 清河 | Haidian | ||||||||
| Shahe | 沙河 | Changping | ||||||||
| Changping | 昌平 | |||||||||
| Badaling Great Wall | 八达岭长城 | Yanqing | ||||||||
| Donghuayuan North | 东花园北 | Hebei | Zhangjiakou | Huailai | ||||||
| Huailai | 怀来 | |||||||||
| Xiahuayuan North | 下花园北 | Xiahuayuan | ||||||||
| Xuanhua North | 宣化北 | Xuanhua | ||||||||
| Zhangjiakou | 张家口 | Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway (future)
Zhangjiakou–Datong high-speed railway (future) |
Jingbao Railway Zhangji Railway |
Qiaodong | ||||||
Yanqing Branch[edit]
| Station Name |
Chinese | Total distance (km) | Travel Time | High-speed rail transfers |
Metro and local rail transfers |
Platforms | Tracks served by platform |
Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badaling Great Wall | 八达岭长城 | Beijing | Yanqing | |||||||
| Yanqing | 延庆 | |||||||||
Chongli Branch
Also known as “Chongli railway” or “Winter Olympics Branch”
| Station Name |
Chinese | Total distance (km) | Travel Time | High-speed rail transfers |
Metro and local rail transfers |
Platforms | Tracks served by platform |
Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiahuayuan North | 下花园北 | Hebei | Zhangjiakou | Xiahuayuan | ||||||
| Zhaochuan South (reserved station) | 赵川南 | Xuanhua | ||||||||
| Taizicheng | 太子城 | Chongli | ||||||||
2022 Winter Olympic Games
The Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway is considered a crucial and vital link between all three venue clusters for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing. The urban area of Beijing will host most of the indoor skating, ice hockey and curling events plus the opening and closing ceremonies. Yanqing District, a suburban district of Beijing, will host Alpine skiing plus the luge and bobsleigh. Zhangjiakou, a city in Hebei Province, will host Nordic skiing, snowboarding and freestyle skiing. This railway places all venues within one hour of each other.
