Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway

Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway is a high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Tangshan in eastern Hebei. The railway opened on 30 December 2022.^[2]

Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway 京唐城际铁路
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Beijing Hebei Tianjin
Termini	Beijing[1] Tangshan
Stations	9
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway Beijing Group
History
Opened	30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)[2]
Technical
Line length	163 km (101 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend  Beijing underground cross-city railway to Beijing West  Beijing–Shanghai Railway  Beijing–Shenyang HSR to Shenyang North Beijing  Beijing–Harbin Railway to Harbin  Beijing–Baotou Railway Beijing Sub-Center (Opening in 2024) Yanjiao Dachang Xianghe Baodi  Beijing–Binhai ICR to Binhai West Yutian South Tangshan West  Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Tianjin –  Tangshan  Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR to Qinhuangdao –

Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway
Simplified Chinese	京唐城际铁路
Traditional Chinese	京唐城際鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīng-Táng Chéngjì Tiělù

From Beijing railway station^[1] to Baodi railway station, the Beijing–Binhai intercity railway will share its northern segment with the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway before continuing southeast-ward to Binhai West railway station.^[3]

Overview

The railway will begin at Beijing railway station, which is located in Dongcheng District of Beijing.^[1] The Beijing Sub-Center railway station is under construction and will be finished in 2025. And then it crossing into Hebei's Xianghe County. Next it crosses Tianjin's Baodi District to re-enter Hebei at Tangshan City's Yutian County and Fengrun District. Finally, it will terminate at Tangshan railway station. Total line length of will be approximately 163 km (101 mi), with a total of 8 stations and a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph).^[4]

History

Construction on the railway was originally scheduled to start in 2009^[5] but the completion has been delayed after a nationwide rail review following the 2011 Wenzhou Rail Incident. Construction was eventually started on 29 December 2015.^[6] The railway opened on 30 December 2022.^[2][7]

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	Total distance (km)	Travel Time	High-speed rail & local rail transfers	Metro transfers	Platforms	Tracks served by platform	Location
Beijing[1]	北京	0	0		2			Beijing	Dongcheng
Beijing Sub-Center (Opening in 2024)	北京城市副中心				(  6  via Beiyunhedong)				Tongzhou
Yanjiao	燕郊
Dachang	大厂
Xianghe	香河
Baodi	宝坻			Beijing–Binhai intercity railway Tianjin–Chengde intercity railway (planned)
Yutian South[8]	玉田南
Tangshan West[8]	唐山西
Tangshan	唐山