Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway

Dongguan-Huizhou Intercity Railway
Overview
Native name 莞惠城际轨道交通
Type High-speed rail
Status Partially Operational
Locale People's Republic of China
Termini Wanghong
Xiaojinkou
Stations 18
Operation
Opened March 30, 2016 (Xiaojinkou-Changping East section)
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock China Railways CRH6
Technical
Line length 96.96 km (60 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 50Hz 25,000V
Operating speed 200 km/h (124 mph)
Dongguan-Huizhou ICR route map
Legend
Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway

Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway

Wanghong
Depot
Daojiao
Xiping West
Dongcheng South
Liaobu
Songshanhu North
Dalang
Changping South
Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
Changping East
Zhangmutou East
Yinping
Lilin North
Zhongkai
Huihuan
Longhu
Xihu (West Lake) East
Dong River
Yunshan
Xiaojinkou
Maintenance Depot
Guanghui Intercity Railway

Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway, also known as the Guanhui Intercity Railway or Guanhui City Railway, is a high-speed 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 Rapid Transit, across the PRD region, directly connecting with the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway and the planned Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway. Route length is 96.96 kilometers, with an estimated construction budget of 25.3 billion RMB. The construction period is planned to take three and a half years.[1] 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. The Xiaojinkou-Changping East section started operations on March 30, 2016.[2]

History

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.[5]

Route

Guanhui Intercity Railway is an East-West railway that starts in the Changzhou area of Dongguan at Wanghong Railway Station, this will be a major interchange with the Guangzhou–Dongguan–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, 67.460 km in Dongguan and 31.988 km in Huizhou. Elevated sections of track total 55.831 km, with 6.586 km at ground level and 35.391 km 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.[6]

Station Name
English
Station Name
Hanzi
Total
Distance
Transfer
Location
Through-service to/from Guangzhounan via Fogguan ICR
Wanghong 望洪 Mainline rail interchange China Railway High-speed Suiguanshen ICR Daojiao, Dongguan
Daojiao 道滘
Xincheng Center 新城中心 Metro interchange Dongguan Rail Transit  2  Nancheng, Dongguan
Dongcheng South 东城南 Dongcheng, Dongguan
Liaobu 寮步 Liaobu, Dongguan
Songshanhu North 松山湖北
Dalang Town 大朗镇 Dalang, Dongguan
Changping South 常平南 Changping, Dongguan
Changping East 常平东
Zhangmutou East 樟木头东 Zhangmutou, Dongguan
Yinping 银瓶 Xiegang, Dongguan
Lilin North 沥林北 Huicheng, Huizhou
Zhongkai 仲恺
Huihuan 惠环
Longhu 龙丰
Xihu East 西湖东
Yunshan 云山
Xiaojinkou 小金口

References

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