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Beijing–Guangzhou railway

Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Beijing West
0
Beijing Fengtai
Fengtai West
10
Changxindian
Houlücun
20
Liangxiang
53
Zhuozhou
73
Gaobeidian
111
Xushui
135
Baoding
168
Wangdu
195
Dingzhou
228
Xinle
252
Zhengding
Shijiazhuang tunnel
Shijiazhuang
( )
270
Shijiazhuang
298
Yuanshi
317
Gaoyi
332
Lincheng
379
Xingtai
403
Shaheshi
431
Handan
462
Cixian
481
Baizhuang
491
Anyang
513
Tangyin
532
Hebi
550
Qixian
Weihui
588
Xinxiang North
598
Xinxiang
640
Jiaozuo East
657
Guangwu
673
Haitangsi │ Zhengzhou North
678
Zhengzhou
682
Wulibao
724
Xinzheng
742
Changge
764
Xuchang
790
Linying
818
Luohe
840
Xiping
884
Zhumadian
941
Minggang
980
Xinyang
1,018
Jigongshan
Jigongshan tunnel (5.708 km)
1,039
Guangshui
1,059
Yangzhai
1,124
Xiaogan
Hengdian
1,166
Wuhan North
1,176
Shekou
1,185
Danshuichi
Jiang'an
Hankou connection
Dazhimen
Xunlimen
Hankou CRH depot
Hankou
&
1,199
Hanxi
1,205
Hanyang
Wuchang North
1,214
Wuchang
1,221
Wuchang South
1,294
Xianning
1,332
Chibi
1,398
Linxiang
1,410
Lukou
Yueyang North (freight only)
1,440
Yueyang
Rongjiawan
1,509
Miluo
1,587
Changsha
1,639
Zhuzhou
Zhejiang–Jiangxi railway
1,722
Hengshan
1,773
Hengyang
Linghu
1,836
Leiyang
1,920
Chenzhou
1,986
Pingshi
2,023
Lechang
2,073
Shaoguan East
2,156
Yingde
2,267
Guangzhou North
2,294
Guangzhou
km

The Beijing–Guangzhou railway or Jingguang railway (simplified Chinese: 京广铁路; traditional Chinese: 京廣鐵路; pinyin: Jīngguǎng tiělù) is a major trunk railway that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south. This double-track electrified line has a total length of 2,324 kilometres (1,444 miles) and spans five provinces through north, central and south China. The line passes through the capitals of each of them: Shijiazhuang (Hebei), Zhengzhou (Henan), Wuhan (Hubei), Changsha (Hunan) and Guangzhou (Guangdong). The line's two terminals are the Beijing West railway station and the Guangzhou railway station.

Due to abundance of large and medium-sized cities on its route, this railway is widely recognized as the most important conventional railway line in China.