Beijing−Shanghai high-speed railway Second Channel
| Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| System | China Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | about 1,500 km (930 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line) |
| Operating speed | 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) |
The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor (Chinese: 京沪高铁第二通道; pinyin: Jīng hù gāotiě dì èr tōngdào) is a new high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Shanghai in addition to the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The line runs from Beijing South to Anting and Shituan in Shanghai, and the route is Beijing–Tianjin–Weifang–Linyi–Xinyi–Huai'an–Yancheng–Nantong–Shanghai. It consists of the Beijing–Tianjin ICR, the Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR, the Weifang–Suqian HSR, part of the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR, part of the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang HSR and part of the Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR, with a total length of 1,424 km (885 mi).[1][2]
Route
[edit]Beijing South to Binhai Section
[edit]It is planned to use the existing Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway or the Beijing–Binhai intercity railway, under construction, incorporating eight stations: Beijing South, Yizhuang, Yongle, Wuqing, Tianjin, Junliangcheng North, Tanggu and Binhai.
Binhai to Weifang section
[edit]The Binhai to Weifang section runs from Binhai station, part of the Tianjin rail hub, and enters Hebei Province via Dagang, Nangang industrial zone, Dagang oilfield and Beidagang Wetland Nature Reserve, which are located in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin. It then crosses the Zhangwei New River through Huanghua City and Haixing County of Cangzhou City, and enters Shandong Province, and passes through Qingyun County of Dezhou City, Wudi County, Yangxin County and Bincheng District of Binzhou City, Lijin County, Dongying District and Guangrao County of Dongying City, Shouguang City and Hanting District of Weifang City, and runs to Weifang North station on the Jinan–Qingdao HSR. The total length is about 348.9 km (216.8 mi), with 10 stations, namely Binhai, Binhai East, Binhai South, Huanghua North, Haixing West, Wudi, Binzhou, Dongying South, Shouguang East and Weifang North. The railway standard is high-speed railway, double-track, with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph). To achieve railway interconnection, the project will also include the 150.7 km (93.6 mi)-long Jinan–Binzhou ICR, connecting with Jinan East, and a total of about 33 km (21 mi) of connecting lines to the Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR, the Beijing–Binhai ICR, and the Jinan–Qingdao HSR. It will also build a new Binhai West EMU depot and depots at Dongying South, Weifang North and elsewhere. The total cost of the project is estimated to be 114.54 billion yuan, and construction is estimated to take five years.[3]
Weifang to Suqian section
[edit]The main line is 399.028 km (247.945 mi)-long, of which the Weifang to Xinyi section is 336.853 km (209.311 mi)-long (designed by China Railway Design Group Co., Ltd.) and the Xinyi to Suqian section is 62.175 km (38.634 mi)-long (designed by China Railway Fourth Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd.). Other related projects include the Qingdao connecting line. There are 12 stations along the line, namely Weifang North (existing), Anqiu, Zhucheng West, Wulian North, Juxian North, Yinan, Linyi North (existing), Lanling, Tancheng West, Xinyi East, Suqian East, and Yanghe North ("signal station" or overtaking loop).[4]
After the feasibility study of the proposed Hefei–Xinyi high-speed railway was reviewed in September 2020, in order to better promote the construction of the Beijing–Shanghai Second Channel, the China Railway Corporation merged the original new Weifang–Xinyi railway, the new Hefei–Xinyi railway, and the Xinyi East to Sixian East section of the Xinyi East to Yanghe North section into the new Weifang–Suqian railway project as part of the main channel of the Beijing–Shanghai Second Channel. Subsequently, the Suqian to Sixian East section of the original Hefei–Xinyi railway was reassigned to the Weifang-Suqian high-speed railway.[5]
On 10 August 2023, the second information announcement on the environmental impact assessment of the new Weifang–Suqian HSR was released on the official website of the Qingdao Municipal Transportation Bureau.[6]
Suqian to Huai'an section
[edit]The Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR from Suqian to Huai'an East has been opened.
Huai'an to Yangzhou section
[edit]The Lianyungang–Zhenjiang HSR from Huai'an East to Yangzhou East has been opened.
Yangzhou to Shanghai Section
[edit]It shares the same line with the Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR, currently under construction, from Yangzhou East to Shanghai Baoshan.
References
[edit]- ^ "铁路高速民航等构建临沂立体大交通" [Railways, expressways, civil aviation, etc. build a three-dimensional transportation system in Linyi]. Yimeng Evening News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "关于规划建设临淮宁高铁构建京沪高铁第二通道的建议" [Yao Xiaodong: Suggestions on planning and building the Linhuainan High-speed Railway to build the second channel of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway] (in Chinese). Jangsu Provincial People's Congress. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "滨州高铁最新消息！将全线开工！途径滨城区、无棣县、阳信县..." [The latest news about Binzhou High-speed Railway! The entire line will be put into construction! It will pass through Bincheng District, Wudi County, and Yangxin County...] (in Chinese). Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission. 21 April 2021 – via Dazhong Daily.
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- ^ "最新进展！事关京沪二通道！" [The latest development! It concerns the Beijing-Shanghai Second Channel!]. 网易. 半岛网. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-10.
- ^ "新建潍宿高铁环评第二次信息公告发布，同步建设至青岛连接线108.781km" [The second environmental impact assessment announcement for the new Wei-Su high-speed railway was released, and a 108.781km connecting line to Qingdao to be built simultaneously]. Guanhai News (in Chinese). 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via Baidu.