Guangshen railway

Guangshen Railway or Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Simplified Chinese: 广深铁路 or 广深线) is a railway in the Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is operated by Guangshen Railway Company Limited.

It was formerly known as 廣九鐵路華段 (literally means "the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway") during the Republic of China era (known in Hong Kong, then a British crown colony, as Chinese Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway).

With a length of 146 kilometres, it was the first railway in the People's Republic of China to reach the speed of 220 km/h, though it is limited to about 200 km/h during commercial operation. It has a dual-track 200-km/h passenger line, and a single-track 120-km/h mixed passenger and freight line. Construction of a fourth track has commenced in 2005, and will be the first four-track railway in mainland China.

The run uses Swedish-built Xinshisu X 2000 tilting trains with a pitch of up to 8 degrees. The trains are 165m long, consisting of a power car, five passenger cars, and a trailing car. They are noted for being very quiet (less than 65 dBA) even at 200 km/h.

It meets the Jingjiu Railway (Beijing-Kowloon Railway) in Dongguan, with which shares its route. It joins the East Rail Line (formerly the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway) on the border with Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the PRC since 1997.

Cross-border services from Hong Kong to Dongguan (Changping), Guangzhou East, Foshan and Zhaoqing, as well as to Beijing West and Shanghai use its route.

Places served

Places served by this line include:
*Guangzhou
*Shilong
*Dongguan (Changping)
*Zhangmutou
*Tangtouxia
*Pinghu
*Buji
*Shenzhen North
*Shenzhen

Fleet

current

* CRH1 - High-speed EMU trains manufactured by BSP (Bombardier Sifang Power). Now serving between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
* DF4B - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* DF5D - Diesel electric locos (5 for shunting duties) made by China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Group. Used for shunting.
* DF9 - Diesel electric locos made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used as spare.
* DF11 - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used for hauling long distance and through-trains.
* DF11G - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* DF12 - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works. Used for shunting.
* SS8 - sub high speed passenger electric loco (with SCA25K double decker passenger cars) - 5 manufactured by Zhuzhou. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* SS9G - sub high speed passenger electric loco manufactured by CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* RW119K passenger cars. Used in long distance trains.

previous

* Xinshisu X2000 - Push-pull tilting train manufactured by ABB of Sweden. The train is now in Chongqing.
* DJJ1 (Blue Arrow) - Push-pull high speed train with an electric loco and six passenger cars manufactured by Zhuzhou and Changchun. Currently running between Chongqing and Chengdu.

ee also

*China Railways
*List of railways in China
*Rail transport in the People's Republic of China

Depot

* GuangTieShenDuan

External links

* [http://www.gsrc.com/en/index.jsp Guangshen Railway (official site)]
* [http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/b2c/frmIndex.asp?strLang=Eng MTR Intercity Passenger Services]