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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's 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 (X2000)
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:
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.Further Information
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