Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 京石客运专线; traditional Chinese: 京石客運專線; pinyin: Jīng-Shí Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 281-kilometre high-speed rail line operated by China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shijiazhuang (the provincial capital of Hebei) that opened on 26 December 2012 after 4 years of construction.[1] The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan.[2] The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph), and the opening cut travel times between Beijing and Shijiazhuang from 2 hours to about 1 hour. This railway is the northern section of the 2,100 km (1,300 mi) high-speed Jinggang line connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, but also speeds up trains between Beijing and Taiyuan, which continue on the Shitai passenger railway.

References

  1. ^ 石家庄入地高铁铺轨启动 京石石武高铁8月12日试车. 2012-06-23.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Beijing-Shijiazhuang railway under construction". Xinhua. October 7, 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2008.