Guangzhou–Zhaoqing intercity railway, also known as Guangzhao intercity railway or Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway, is a regional railway within Guangdong province,

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. It connects between

Foshan Foshan (, ), alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the ...

and Zhaoqing, with through trains to Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. It is a part of the

Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region Intercity Railway System (, abbreviated as PRDIR) is a regional higher-speed rail and suburban rail network being gradually constructed in the Pearl River Delta ( Yuegang'ao Greater Bay Area), People's R ...

network. It commenced operations on March 30, 2016.

Overview

From Guangzhou to Foshan, the line is long, and it continues for another to Zhaoqing. Between Guangzhou and Foshan, the line has a westerly heading. From

Foshan West railway station Foshan West railway station is a major railway station located in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South C ...

, the line continues west through Shishan Town in

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, across Shishan Industrial Park, over the Guangzhou–Zhuhai railway and entering Sanshui District. The line then crosses the Bei River and passes through the Zhaoqing High-tech Industrial Development Zone. The line then turns southwest, crossing the Sui river, the Guangzhou–Maoming Railway and State Road 321, and passes through Dinghu District before reaching Zhaoqing. The line has 19 stations, 8 between Guangzhou and Foshan, and 11 between Foshan and Zhaoqing. The line is connected to the Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway and the Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway. The operational speed on the line is .

History

Construction of the Foshan and Sanshui segments of the line started on September 29, 2009 and June 18, 2010 respectively. As of April 20, 2011, the planned terminus was tentatively set at Dachong railway station. On March 8, 2012 the line was renamed from "Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway" to "Guangzhou–Zhaoqing intercity railway". Plans for the line were also revised to extend the line to Guangzhou South railway station. In July 2012, the plans were revised yet again, with the line being extended to

Zhaoqing railway station Zhaoqing railway station () serves the city of Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, China. The station hosts train services to and from Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunming, Nanning, Hainan, and other parts of China. The station is an intermediate stop on the ...

. The route for this section was determined by September 2012. Construction of the Dachong elevated viaduct started on December 18, 2012, and construction of the Guangzhou-Foshan segment of the line started in 2013. The line commenced operations on March 30, 2016. On 10 April 2021, service patterns were changed and through running between Zhaoqing and Shenzhen Airport was introduced. On 11 October 2023, due to construction of Guangzhan HSR, service pattern has been shorten back to serve between Zhaoqing and Foshan West. On 1 November 2023,

Guangdong Intercity Guangdong Intercity Railway Operation Co., Ltd. (), also known as Guangdong Intercity (), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guangzhou Metro Group and is mainly engaged in the operation of Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway. The co ...

got operation license of Guangzhao intercity railway. Takeover of operations completed in 23 January 2024. On 22 May 2024, Guangdong Intercity further got operation license of section between Foshan West and Panyu. This section is opened for service on 26 May.

Stations

* The line shares tracks with the Guangfo Circular intercity railway between Panyu and Foshan West.

References

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