Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway

Guangshen railway or Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway (Chinese: 广深铁路 or 广深线), also known as the Chinese section of the Kowloon–Canton railway (广九铁路华段) in 1911–1949, is a railway in Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is operated by Guangshen Railway Co., Ltd., a publicly traded company.

Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway
CRH6A at Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway in Guangzhou in March 2018
Overview
Other name(s)Guangshen railway
Kowloon–Canton railway (Chinese section)
Native name广深铁路
广深线
StatusOperational
Owner China Railway Guangzhou Group
Line number4
Locale
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail
Heavy rail
System
Operator(s) China Railway Guangzhou Group
Guangshen Railway Company
Rolling stockCRH1A EMUCRH6A EMU (Regular service),

CR200J (Occasionally for "Demand-relief" between Guangzhou and Shenzhen station or Shenzhen East station)

CRH1A-A EMU (e.g. Guangzhou East to Xiamen EMU service), CRH1E-250 EMU (e.g. Guangzhou East to Hangzhou East EMU train service),

CRH2A EMU (e.g. Nanchang West to Guangzhou East EMU train service via Shenzhen city and Dongguan),

CRH380A EMU (e.g. Guangzhou East to Longyan EMU train service via Xintang)
History
Opened8 October 1911 (1911-10-08)
Technical
Line length147 km (91 mi)
Number of tracks
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed180 km/h (110 mph) (tracks 1 and 2)
140 km/h (87 mph) (tracks 3 and 4)
SignallingCentralized CTCS Automatic closing block system (UM-70, ZPW-2000)
Route map

Guangzhou
0 km
Yunlu
4 km
Guangzhou East
8 km
Shipai
12 km
Jishan
20 km
Xiayuan
27 km
Nangang
32 km
Xintang
39 km
Shapu
45 km
Xiancun
51 km
Shitan
60 km
Honghai
64 km
Shilong
69 km
Dongguan
72 km
Chashan
75 km
Nanshe
78 km
Hengli
84 km
Changping
90 km
Zhangmutou
103 km
Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway
Tangtouxia
114 km
Shigu
119 km
Pinghu
127 km
Pinghu South
Pingyan railway to Yantian District in Shenzhen 
Pingnan railway to Shenzhen West 
Shenzhen East
139 km
Sungang
144 km
Shenzhen
147 km
Lo Wu Bridge, the border between HKSAR & Shenzhen
Guangshen Railway
Simplified Chinese广深铁路
Traditional Chinese廣深鐵路
Kowloon–Canton railway, Chinese section
Simplified Chinese广九铁路华段
Traditional Chinese廣九鐵路華段

With a length of 147 kilometres (91 mi), it was the first railway in the People's Republic of China to reach the speed of 220 km/h (137 mph) in some sections, though it is limited to about 180 km/h (112 mph) during commercial operation. Now it has four tracks between Guangzhou East and Shenzhen railway station. Line 1 and 2 are up-direction and down-direction 200 km/h (124 mph) (currently restricted to 180 km/h (112 mph) in operation) passenger lines for CRH EMU respectively, and Lines 3 and 4 are up-direction and down-direction 160 km/h (99 mph) (currently restricted to 140 km/h (87 mph) in operation) mixed passenger and freight line respectively. In order to reduce the interference to passenger trains in the daytime from lower-speed freight trains, most freight trains will be scheduled to run at night.

Guangshen railway connects with several other important railways to different directions. It links Jingguang railway and Guangmao railway in Guangzhou, Jingjiu railway in Dongguan (with which shares two regular speed track), and the East Rail line to Hong Kong at the southern end of the railway. Besides, there are some branch lines along Guangshen Railway, such as Pingyan railway to Yantian Port, Pingnan railway to Shenzhen West railway station and also the line to Huangbu Port.

Before the manifestation of COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, traditional "Z-class" border-crossing services via the whole or part of the Guangshen Railway, serving Hong Kong and mainland destinations including Changping, Guangzhou East, Foshan and Zhaoqing, as well as to Beijing West and Shanghai, were available. However, the above-mentioned cross-border services were suspended since the on set of COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting 15 January 2023, train services between Hong Kong West Kowloon Railway Station and Guangzhou East Railway Station are available, which takes Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway as part of the route.

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