Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway, also known as the Guangfo ring intercity railway, is a
regional rail in the
Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway system. The line will form a ring around
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
,
China. The first section between
Guangzhou South to
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport started construction in 2016. The line will operate with
China Railway CRH6 EMUs running every 2.5 minutes.
The section from to , named Guangzhou East Ring Intercity, was opened on 30 November 2020.
Route
The western section of this ring railway runs from
Guangzhou South to
Guangzhou North along the southernmost section of the
Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway
The Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, also called the Wuguang high-speed railway and short for Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway, Wuhan–Guangzhou section, is a high-speed rail line, operated by China Railway H ...
. The northern section of this railway runs from Guangzhou North to
Airport North along the Airport Branch of the
Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway. The eastern section of this railway is from Airport North to
Wanghong in
Dongguan
Dongguan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the ...
along the
Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway. The southern section completes this railway, connecting Wanghong back to Guangzhou South along the
Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway
Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway, also called the Foguan intercity railway, is an under construction regional railway within Guangdong province, China, between the cities of Foshan, via Guangzhou, to Dongguan. It forms one leg of the Pearl R ...
.
Stations
* The line shares tracks with the
Guangfozhao &
Foguan intercity railways from to .
* The line shares tracks with
Suishen intercity railway from to .
Notes
References
Rail transport in Guangdong
Railway loop lines
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