The Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway (), abbreviated as Nan–Guang railway (), connects

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, capital of

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, and

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, capital of

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, in

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. Construction started on November 9, 2008; Nanning to

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was completed by April 18, 2014, while the full route opened on December 26, 2014. The total cost was about 41 billion

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. The railway is expected to spur economic development, and increase mobility across the Guangxi and western Guangdong regions.

Route

The railway travels mostly along the Pearl River Delta's

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valley. From

it initially follows the route of the

Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway Liuzhou–Nanning intercity railway is a high-speed railway in South-Western China. It connects the provincial capital of Nanning to the north east of Guangxi province. It also connects with the Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway, allowing for ...

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. It then heads eastward through

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, crossing the Yu River, over

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, Pingnan and

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. After entering Guangdong it passes Yunan and

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Zhaoqing Zhaoqing ( zh, c=肇庆), alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanz ...

, before reaching Guangzhou South railway station. Its total length is , of which is in Guangxi, in Guangdong. Twenty-three stations will be built along the route, though not all will service passengers.

Technical standards

The railway is electrified, with a

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standard construction for high-speed passenger trains and fast freight trains. The operating speed is 200 km/h for D (First Generation) Trains, and up to 250 km/h for G (Second Generation) Trains. * Grade : national grade I * The number of main lines: double * Passenger train design speed: D Trains 200 km/h, G Trains 250 km/h * Minimum curve radius : 3500m * Limiting slope : Nanning to Guigang 12 ‰, Guigang to Guangzhou South 6 ‰ * Traction types : electric traction * Traction Quality : 4000t * Block mode : automatic block * Construction Clearance: CDB double-stack container trains to meet the transport requirements.

Construction history

* November 9, 2008 – Construction started. * October 10, 2009 – Breakthrough on the first tunnel. * June 22, 2011 – Ceremony to commemorate the completion of construction work in Guangxi. * May 22, 2012 – Songgen Yunan Tunnel, located in Yunfu City, Guangdong completed with a total length of 3,123 meters. * March 4, 2014 – Northridge Hill Tunnel is completed, located in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. With a total length of 12,438 meters, it is the longest tunnel. * April 18, 2014 – Guangxi segment of Nanning-Guangzhou railway opens. Nanning to Wuzhou now just takes two and a half hours. * July 7, 2014 – Construction completed from Wuzhou to Zhaoqing. * November 8, 2014 – The last section is completed and ready for final testing. * December 26, 2014 – The whole line is opened to traffic.

Future development

;Rail Transport in Nanning Nanning is already connected by conventional-speed rail to Vietnam, though

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on the China–Vietnam border.

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is also under construction. This would allow high-speed trains from Guangzhou to Nanning to continue on to Vietnam and other countries in

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, connecting with the

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References

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