Dongguan–Huizhou intercity railway

Dongguan–Huizhou intercity railway, also known as the Guanhui intercity railway or Guanhui City Railway, is a regional railway within Guangdong province, China. It runs between the cities of Dongguan and Huizhou in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Part of a larger radiating intercity rail transit network, called Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway, across the PRD region, directly connecting with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway and the planned Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway. Route length is 103.1 kilometres (64.1 mi),[1] with an estimated construction budget of 25.3 billion RMB. The construction period is planned to take three and a half years.[2] 3 renovated and 14 new stations are being built along the route. It has been built with a design speed of 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph). The Xiaojinkou–Changping East section started operations on 30 March 2016.[3]

Dongguan-Huizhou intercity railway
Xiaojinkou station platform
Overview
Native name莞惠城际轨道交通
莞惠线
StatusOperational
Owner China Railway
LocaleGuangdong Province, China
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeIntercity Higher-speed rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)CR Guangzhou CR Guangzhou
Rolling stockCRH6 EMU
History
Opened30 March 2016 (2016-03-30) (East section)
28 December 2017 (2017-12-28) (West section)
Technical
Line length103.1 km (64 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius2,200 m (1.4 mi; 7,200 ft) (Normal curves)
2,000 m (1.2 mi; 6,600 ft) (Difficult curves)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline3.0%
Route map

 Foshan-Dongguan intercity railway
 Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway
 Dongguan West
Depot
Daojiao
Xiping West
 Dongcheng South
 Liaobu
 Songshanhu North
 Dalang
Changping South
 Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
 Changping East
 Zhangmutou East
 Yinping
Lilin North
Chenjiang South
 Huihuan
Longhu
 Xihu East
 Dong River
 Yunshan
Xiaojinkou
 Maintenance Depot
 Guanghui intercity railway

History
  • 8 May 2009 – Construction in Changping, Dongguan officially started, with an original expectation to be opened for traffic by 2013.[4]
  • 7 June 2013 – Construction is completed and test runs are due to begin in 2014 with whole project opened by the end of 2015.[5]
  • 30 March 2016 – Xiaojinkou–Changping East section started operations.[3]
  • 28 December 2017 – Changping East–Daojiao started operations.[6]

Scandal

Songshan station jerry incident a man surnamed Liu broke the construction side of the Songshan Lake station to cut corners, but the construction company building the site pay a prescription charge of Mr. Yang Zhenggang Songshanhu report indicates that this is malicious, and communicate the results to identify after the fact.[7]

Route

Guanhui intercity railway is an East-West railway that starts in the Changzhou area of Dongguan at Dongguan West railway station, this will be a major interchange with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway and the planned Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway, plus Dongguang Metro's Line 1. It then moves westward through the Dongguan regions of Daojiao, then Nancheng, Dongcheng, Liaobu, Songshan Lake, Dalang, Changping and Xiegang. Crossing into Huizhou's Huicheng District it then passes through Lilin, Chenjiang and Huihuan before arriving at Huizhou railway station. Total length of the route is 99.448 km (61.794 mi), 67.460 km (41.918 mi) in Dongguan and 31.988 km (19.876 mi) in Huizhou. Elevated sections of track total 55.831 km (34.692 mi), with 6.586 km (4.092 mi) at ground level and 35.391 km (21.991 mi) being underground.

Station

Originally approved to build 16 stations, the Huizhou Municipal Railway Construction Investment Group Co. Ltd and the Guangzhou Railway Company agreed to build an additional station at Huizhou's West Lake.[8]

Station
№		 Station Name Chinese Distance
km		 Pearl River Delta intercity railway
transfers/connections		 Metro
transfers/connections		 Location
WGQ Dongguan West (Dongguanxi) 东莞西 0.00 0.00  SS   FG  Hongmei, Dongguan
RRQ Daojiao 道滘 3.97 3.97 Daojiao, Dongguan
EGQ Xiping West (Xipingxi) 西平西 9.90 13.87 Dongguan Rail Transit  2  Xiping station Nancheng, Dongguan
IYQ Dongcheng South (Dongchengnan) 东城南 3.43 17.30 Dongcheng, Dongguan
LTQ Liaobu 寮步 8.63 25.93 Liaobu, Dongguan
KUQ Songshanhu North (Songshanhubei) 松山湖北 6.07 32.00
KOQ Dalang Town (Dalangzhen) 大朗镇 5.61 37.61 Dalang, Dongguan
FPQ Changping South (Changpingnan) 常平南 6.11 43.72 Changping, Dongguan
FQQ Changping East (Changpingdong) 常平东 4.27 47.99
ZRQ Zhangmutou East (Zhangmutoudong) 樟木头东 6.88 54.87 Zhangmutou, Dongguan
KPQ Yinping 银瓶 5.49 60.36 Xiegang, Dongguan
KBQ Lilin North (Lilinbei) 沥林北 7.89 68.25 Huicheng, Huizhou
KKQ Chenjiang South (Chenjiangnan) 陈江南 11.60 79.85
KHQ Huihuan 惠环 4.93 84.78
KFQ Longfeng 龙丰 5.09 89.87
WDQ Xihu East (Xihudong) 西湖东 2.88 92.75
KZQ Yunshan 云山 3.05 95.80
NKQ Xiaojinkou 小金口 4.04 99.84

Future

A 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) long extension started construction on May 13, 2021. The extension will continue from Xiaojinkou railway station to the currently under construction Huizhou North railway station.[9]

References
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