Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway is a -long
high-speed rail line of the
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
and
Shenyang, the capital of
Liaoning province. It is a section of the
Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway
The Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway () is an operational high-speed railway corridor, announced in 2008 as part of the "Four Verticals and Four Horizontals" master railway network plan. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated li ...
.
The line was intended to relieve a significant bottleneck in China's transportation network between the
Northeast region and Beijing. The route runs to the north and inland of the existing routes which hug the coast around the Bohai sea. The new line leaves Beijing heading northeast to
Chengde
Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by ...
in Hebei province then turn east through
Chaoyang, and
Fuxin in Liaoning province, on route to Shenyang. There are 16 stations, which were the last section of the
Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway
The Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway () is an operational high-speed railway corridor, announced in 2008 as part of the "Four Verticals and Four Horizontals" master railway network plan. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated li ...
to be completed; the other sections of that line had been operational since December 1, 2012.
The line has a maximum design speed of though regular services operate at around . Travel time between Shenyang and Beijing was cut from the former 4 hours to just 2 hours and 17 minutes.
History
Construction was supposed to have started in 2010 with the project to be completed in 2012 but was delayed repeatedly until March 2014.
Protests by residents along the planned route caused several safety review to examine the potential
noise pollution
Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of them are harmful to a degree. The source of outdoor noise worldwide is ma ...
and
electro-magnetic radiation. The first two reviews suggested installing noise shielding along sensitive parts of the line. The third review called for similar noise shielding in addition to above ground tunnels to completely enclose the line while near urban areas. In addition the starting point has been relocated to
Beijing Chaoyang railway station (formerly known as Xinghuo railway station) in
Chaoyang District of Beijing.
In August 2013, the Beijing municipal government published a notice calling for bids to build the line and its status is completed and operational. The total investment was expected to be 124.5 billion
yuan.
The
Shenyang to
Chengde South section opened on 29 December 2018. The remaining section between Chengde South and
Beijing Chaoyang opened on 22 January 2021.
On June 25, 2021, G902/903, G907/908 and G915/916 trains were extended to
Beijing railway station, thus the Beijing-Shenyang high-speed railway has charted trains arriving and departing at
Beijing railway station.
Stations
See also
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Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway
The Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway () is an operational high-speed railway corridor, announced in 2008 as part of the "Four Verticals and Four Horizontals" master railway network plan. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated li ...
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Qinhuangdao–Shenyang high-speed railway
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Beijing–Harbin Railway
References
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High-speed railway lines in China
Rail transport in Beijing
Rail transport in Liaoning
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