Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway or Suishen intercity railway () is a commuter railway in the

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. The construction route traces roughly along the east bank of the Pearl River, connecting

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and

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is n ...

. It will feature a length of 73.996 km from Xintang South to Shenzhen Airport, operating at a top speed of 140 km/h using CRH6A trains. This is the third railway between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is slower than the

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but faster than the Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway.

History

Route planning in 2009 within Guangzhou changed several times and then a big change, with Xintang in Guangzhou's

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chosen as the originating point, straight into Hongmei, Dongguan. This changed the access to the

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to Line 13, with future access to the planned Line 16. Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen intercity railway originally planned to through operate into Shenzhen Metro's Line 11 to Futian station in central

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. However, in September 2010, it was announced that this railway will no longer enter through operate via Line 11 into Shenzhen city center and designed as a separate railway service.

Chronology

* 21 December 2008 – Construction started. * 25 November 2009 – Dongguan–Changan segment started * 6 June 2012 – Deletion of Mayong station from plans. * 21 September 2012 – Dongguan–Shenzhen section started. * 17 October 2012 – Planning extends to Guangzhou East railway station, with renovating and running alongside the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway corridor and the transformation of Jishan and Shipai stations will be upgraded for intercity use. * 6 December 2012 – Shenzhen route basically established, with two sites in Shenzhen:

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and Qianhaiwan station. * 14 May 2013 – Shenzhen section of the railway adjusted again, terminating at Airport Station, cancelling this line running to Airport East and Qianhaiwan stations.

Station list

* Share tracks with Guangfo circular intercity railway from to .

Future development

Northern extension (Xinbaiguang intercity railway)

It is planned in the future to extend this railway further north eventually extending to

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and

Guangzhou North railway station Guangzhou North railway station () is a railway station in Huadu District in northern Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, opened in 1908. The station is served both by the high-speed trains of the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway and by ...

. The extension from Xintang South to Guangzhou North is also known as Xinbaiguang intercity railway ().

Southern extension

Originally, The Suishen ICR was planned to enter central Shenzhen. The line was cut back to Shenzhen Airport in 2010. The expansion of the line south of Shenzhen Airport was proposed again in 2019 but this time only up to Qianhai. The extension will be underground, 15.15 km long with three stations. In June 2020, NDRC approved a further extension beyond Qianhai deeper in to central Shenzhen. The extension will add about 10 km of line and additionally serve

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and Huanggang Port. The southern extension is expected to be complete in 2025.

Others

There are also possible links with the proposed

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, allowing for cross-border services and an eventual rail link between

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with

Shenzhen Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is n ...

and

Guangzhou Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the major airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in Southern China. Both airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romani ...

Notes

References

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