Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
via central
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
to the
Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
and
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
municipalities and
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...
province.
Tolls apply as of Dayangfang near the Eastern
5th Ring Road in Beijing until the
Tanggu
Tanggu District () was a district in the Tianjin municipality, now part of the Binhai New Area. It is on the Hai River where it enters the Bohai Sea, and is a port for Tianjin, which is about upriver. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Develo ...
/
TEDA exit. The expressway uses a networked toll system across all jurisdictions and is managed by Huabei (North China) Expressways.
This route is now part of
G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and Tianjin
(
) expressway.
Route
The Jingjintang Expressway runs through the municipalities of
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
and
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
, as well as
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...
province.
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
(
Fenzhongsi
Fenzhongsi () in Beijing. It is the starting point of the Jingjintang Expressway to Langfang, Tianjin and Tanggu, and has been served by Fenzhongsi station of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing ...
-
Shibalidian
220px, The Shibalidian transportational node.
Shibalidian () is the name of a transportational node in Beijing, China. Flanked by several overpasses, it is where the southeastern 4th Ring Road (Beijing) links with the Jingjintang Expressway. The ...
-
Dayangfang -
Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 res ...
-
Caiyu
Caiyu Town () is a town located in the east end of Daxing District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Majuqiao Town and Yujiawu Hui Ethnic Township to the north, Yongledian Town to the east, Wanzhuang Town and Langfang Economic Development A ...
) -
Langfang (
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...
) -
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
(
Yangcun - Central Tianjin - Tianjin Airport -
Tanggu District/
TEDA).
History
The expressway opened on September 25, 1993, and was the first express to be built to more recent standards.
This expressway has slashed driving time from Beijing to Tianjin to around one hour, and has created a corridor between Beijing and Tianjin.
Accidents
Areas of the expressway are many times very foggy and that has led to a number of accidents.
On October 19, 2004, seven vehicles involved in three accidents plunged into each other in early morning fog, killing two and injuring many more on the stretch of expressway from Beijing to Tianjin, at the stretch between
Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 res ...
and
Caiyu
Caiyu Town () is a town located in the east end of Daxing District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Majuqiao Town and Yujiawu Hui Ethnic Township to the north, Yongledian Town to the east, Wanzhuang Town and Langfang Economic Development A ...
.
Parallel Expressways
With a history of over ten years, the expressway was beginning to feel the crunch of massive traffic, especially the increase of heavy lorries. As a result, at least two other expressways linking Beijing to Tianjin were constructed.
A variation of routes leaves Beijing heading toward
Pinggu District
Pinggu District (), formerly Pinggu County (), lies in the far east of Beijing Municipality. It has an area of and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships. It borders the Be ...
, and links with the
Jinji Expressway
The Jinji Expressway runs entirely within Tianjin, and links Tianjin city in the south with Ji County in the north. Hence the name Tianjin - Ji County - Jinji Expressway. The expressway runs for 104 kilometres. It opened on 26 September 2003, ju ...
.
Road Conditions
Speed Limit
Uniform maximum speed limit of 110 km/h (sparsely signposted at times) outside of Beijing; Beijing section now only 90 km/h. However, the
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
section from
Fenzhongsi
Fenzhongsi () in Beijing. It is the starting point of the Jingjintang Expressway to Langfang, Tianjin and Tanggu, and has been served by Fenzhongsi station of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing ...
through
Shibalidian
220px, The Shibalidian transportational node.
Shibalidian () is the name of a transportational node in Beijing, China. Flanked by several overpasses, it is where the southeastern 4th Ring Road (Beijing) links with the Jingjintang Expressway. The ...
has a mixed speed limit of 70 km/h or 80 km/h (only when leaving Beijing).
Tolls
Tolls apply for the stretch east of
Dayangfang until
Tanggu
Tanggu District () was a district in the Tianjin municipality, now part of the Binhai New Area. It is on the Hai River where it enters the Bohai Sea, and is a port for Tianjin, which is about upriver. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Develo ...
.
Lanes
4 lanes (2 up, 2 down), with emergency shoulders. ''Exception:'' Section in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
(
Fenzhongsi
Fenzhongsi () in Beijing. It is the starting point of the Jingjintang Expressway to Langfang, Tianjin and Tanggu, and has been served by Fenzhongsi station of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing ...
-
Shibalidian
220px, The Shibalidian transportational node.
Shibalidian () is the name of a transportational node in Beijing, China. Flanked by several overpasses, it is where the southeastern 4th Ring Road (Beijing) links with the Jingjintang Expressway. The ...
) has 6 lanes (3 up, 3 down).
Major Exits
Fenzhongsi
Fenzhongsi () in Beijing. It is the starting point of the Jingjintang Expressway to Langfang, Tianjin and Tanggu, and has been served by Fenzhongsi station of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing ...
,
Dayangfang,
Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 res ...
,
Caiyu
Caiyu Town () is a town located in the east end of Daxing District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Majuqiao Town and Yujiawu Hui Ethnic Township to the north, Yongledian Town to the east, Wanzhuang Town and Langfang Economic Development A ...
,
Langfang,
Yangcun,
Yixingbu, Central
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
,
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
Airport,
Tanggu
Tanggu District () was a district in the Tianjin municipality, now part of the Binhai New Area. It is on the Hai River where it enters the Bohai Sea, and is a port for Tianjin, which is about upriver. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Develo ...
Service Areas
Majuqiao, Xuguantun, Dongli.
Connections
Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the SW
3rd Ring Road at
Fenzhongsi
Fenzhongsi () in Beijing. It is the starting point of the Jingjintang Expressway to Langfang, Tianjin and Tanggu, and has been served by Fenzhongsi station of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing ...
, the SW
4th Ring Road
The 4th Ring Road () is a controlled-access expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city, with a radius of approximately from city centre. The total length of the road is . There are 147 bridges and viaducts that run the l ...
at
Shibalidian
220px, The Shibalidian transportational node.
Shibalidian () is the name of a transportational node in Beijing, China. Flanked by several overpasses, it is where the southeastern 4th Ring Road (Beijing) links with the Jingjintang Expressway. The ...
, the SW
5th Ring Road at
Dayangfang and the SW
6th Ring Road
The 6th Ring Road () is an expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city approximately from the center of the city. The 6th Ring Road is approximately long.
The road is numbered G4501 and as such is strictly speaking co ...
at
Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 res ...
.
Jinghu Expressway
Jinghu may refer to:
* Jinghu (instrument) (京胡), Chinese bowed string instrument in the ''huqin'' family
Places
* Jinghu District (镜湖区), a district in Wuhu, Anhui, China
* Jinghu Subdistrict (镜湖街道), a subdistrict in Ningjiang Di ...
: Connects with the Jinghu Expressway at
Yixingbu.
Jinji Expressway
The Jinji Expressway runs entirely within Tianjin, and links Tianjin city in the south with Ji County in the north. Hence the name Tianjin - Ji County - Jinji Expressway. The expressway runs for 104 kilometres. It opened on 26 September 2003, ju ...
: Connects with the newly opened Jinji Expressway at Central
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
exit (Jinzhong Road).
Tianjin Outer Ring Road: Connects at
Yixingbu.
Safety
Upon its completion, the PRC authorities and state media spared the least of efforts in trumpeting the creation of the Jingjintang Expressway, promoting it to the bitter end, and creating an illusion that the expressway was ''it'' in the PRC's expressway world. As a result of this widespread promotion, the expressway was known as the "golden expressway".
In November 2004, however, things looked very different. Incessant traffic jams, breakdowns, and chaos on the expressway earned it a more popular nickname—the "road of death".
The very problem lies within the expressway itself—massive traffic. The expressway was designed for a traffic audience of 50,000 vehicles a day—and apparently, not a vehicle more, as the current average of 59,000 vehicles a day is stretching the expressway to its limits. Meanwhile, during periods of high use, 130,000 vehicles are reported to be using the expressway -- ''per day''.
Compounding the problem is a very narrow (2.4 m in width)
hard shoulder
A shoulder, hard shoulder (British) or breakdown lane, is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right side in countries which drive on the right, and on the left side in countries which drive on the left. Many wid ...
, and the lack of emergency bays. Compound that with fog in the southeastern Beijing section, and no lights at night outside of the
4th Ring Road (Beijing), and one understands why the label "road of death" sticks so well to the expressway today.
Traffic
China
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was a different country back in 1993, when the expressway first opened. For a start, there were fewer drivers, and traffic—especially expressway traffic—was less of a problem. Therefore, when the expressway opened in September 1993, it could cope rather well with just two lanes in one direction—for over a hundred kilometres.
Things changed in the late 1990s. Private citizens could apply for driver's licences with greater ease, and traffic as a whole increased on PRC roads. The situation on the expressway in 2004, therefore, is different from that of 1993.
A 2004 traffic jam—or traffic disturbance—that upset just one lane (not to mention more than one lane), would upset the entire expressway. Traffic would begin to pile up for kilometres and hours on end. The relative lack of exits (only ten for the entire stretch) could further compound the problem.
As it forms a vital corridor for traffic from
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
and
Tanggu
Tanggu District () was a district in the Tianjin municipality, now part of the Binhai New Area. It is on the Hai River where it enters the Bohai Sea, and is a port for Tianjin, which is about upriver. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Develo ...
, the expressway is often full of lorries. Two lorries overtaking each other would shrink average speed limits for the car following behind considerably—from the legal 110 km/h down to approximately 80 km/h or sometimes even 60 km/h.
List of exits
Symbols: ↗ = exit (→ = only on way out of Beijing), ✕ = closed exit, ⇆ = main interchange; ¥ = central toll gate; S = service area
Beijing Section
Listed are exits heading southeast as of Beijing (3rd Ring Road)
* ⇆ ''(Interchange with
3rd Ring Road)''
Fenzhongsi
Fenzhongsi () in Beijing. It is the starting point of the Jingjintang Expressway to Langfang, Tianjin and Tanggu, and has been served by Fenzhongsi station of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing ...
* ⇆ ''(Interchange with
4th Ring Road
The 4th Ring Road () is a controlled-access expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city, with a radius of approximately from city centre. The total length of the road is . There are 147 bridges and viaducts that run the l ...
)'' Nansihuan (S.
4th Ring Road
The 4th Ring Road () is a controlled-access expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city, with a radius of approximately from city centre. The total length of the road is . There are 147 bridges and viaducts that run the l ...
)
* ✕ 2:
Dayangfang,
Jiugong
Jiugong () is an area in northern Daxing District, Beijing, located just inside the 5th Ring Road. It borders Huaxiang and Nanyuan Subdistircts to its north and west, Xiaohongmen and Yizhuang Towns to its east, as well as Yinghai and Xihongmen Tow ...
'' -- exit disused as of 2002 and in effect replaced by
5th Ring Road''
* ⇆ ''(Interchange with
5th Ring Road)''
5th Ring Road
* ¥ Dayangfang
* S Majuqiao
* ⇆ 3:
Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 res ...
,
Liuhuanlu
* ⇆ 4: ''(Interchange with
China National Highway 104)''
G104,
Caiyu
Caiyu Town () is a town located in the east end of Daxing District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Majuqiao Town and Yujiawu Hui Ethnic Township to the north, Yongledian Town to the east, Wanzhuang Town and Langfang Economic Development A ...
Hebei Section
Listed are exits heading southeast as of the jurisdictional boundary with Beijing
* ↗ 5:
Langfang
Tianjin Section
Listed are exits heading southeast as of the jurisdictional boundary with Hebei/Tianjin (Wuqing District)
* ⇆ 7: ''(Interchange with
China National Highway 103
China National Highway 103 (G103) is the main traffic corridor between Beijing and Tianjin. It goes from Tongzhou Beijing to Tianjin and then to the coastal area of Binhai on the outskirts of Tianjin, and runs to approximately 163 km.
This ...
)''
Hexiwu,
Yangcun (
G103)
* S
Xuguantun
* ⇆ 8: ''(Interchange with
Tianjin Outer Ring Road)''
Yixingbu
* ⇆ 9: ''(Interchange with
Jinji Expressway
The Jinji Expressway runs entirely within Tianjin, and links Tianjin city in the south with Ji County in the north. Hence the name Tianjin - Ji County - Jinji Expressway. The expressway runs for 104 kilometres. It opened on 26 September 2003, ju ...
)'' Lutai,
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
City
* ''↗''
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
Airport
* S Dongli
* ⇆ ''(Interchange with
Tangjin Expressway)''
* ¥ Tanggu
* ↗
Tanggu
Tanggu District () was a district in the Tianjin municipality, now part of the Binhai New Area. It is on the Hai River where it enters the Bohai Sea, and is a port for Tianjin, which is about upriver. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Develo ...
References
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Expressways in China
Road transport in Beijing
Transport in Hebei
Road transport in Tianjin