Beijing Northeast Ring railway

The Beijing Northeast Ring railway (Chinese: 北京东北环线; pinyin: Běijīng dōngběi huánxiàn), also known as Shuangqiao–Shahe railway or Shahe railway, is a link railway in Beijing railway hub.

Beijing Northeast Ring railway
A CRH5A running D4367 entering the Northeast Ring Railway
Overview
StatusIn operation
LocaleChaoyang, Changping
Beijing
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemChina Railway
ServicesXinghuo, Wangjing, Huangtudian, Shahe
Operator(s)China Railway
History
OpenedDecember 10, 1968[1]
Technical
Line length36 km (22 mi)
Number of tracks1
Electrification25 kV AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed80
Route map

km
(mileage starts from Fengtai West)
Shuangqiao
Beijing East junction
Beijing East
Tonghui River
Jianguo Road
Beijing No. 1 thermal power station siding
factory siding
Chaoyang Road
line  6  under Chaoyang North Road
Yaojiayuan Road
36.389
Xinghuo,
line  3 
Xinghuo East Road
Chaoyang granary siding (dismantled)
Liangma River
Banjieta Road
line  22 
Ba River
Jiangtai East Road
China National Railway Test Centre
History Sense station (China Railway Museum)
Jiuxianqiao
line  12 
Wanhong siding (dismantled in 2013)
Jiuxianqiao North Road
Nangao Road
Jingmi Road
North Creek
Dongxindian Road
line  15 
planned road
45.494
Wangjing
Laiguangying East Road
Wanghe branch to Hepingli
(dismantled in 2002)
line  14 
planned ext. of Guangshun N. St.
(Chuangyuan Rd)
S11 Jingcheng Expressway
Laiguangying North Road
line  13  to Dongzhimen Right arrow
Beiyuan East Road
line  17 
Qingyuan Road
Litong Road
Qing River
S213 Litang Road, Anli Road
Zhongdong Road
Kexing Road
Huoying
line  8 
interchange tunnel
Huangtudian,
terminus of line S2
Huangping Road
58.068
Huangtudian goods yard
link line
line  13  to Xizhimen Right arrow
 Changping  line
S337 Beiqing Road
S327 Dingsi Road western extension
South Sha River
S324 Shayang Road
69.106
Shahe
North Sha River
X004 Manbai Road
Changjiang Street
Taihang Road
S321 Shunsha Road
Jingmi diversion canal
Xingfu River
X017 Changliu Road/
Jingmi Diversion Canal North Road
78.690
Changping

The line has a total length of 36 km (22 mi) and connects the railway lines in Beijing, including Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway, Beijing–Baotou railway, Beijing–Tongliao railway, Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway and Beijing–Harbin railway.

History

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The rail starts at Baiziwan station on the southeast ring railway, crosses the Beijing–Harbin railway and Tonghui river to the north, turns to the west of Wangjing, and connects with the Beijing–Baotou line 27.850 kilometers (17.305 mi) between Qinghe and Shahe Station, with a total length of 36 kilometers (22 mi). The line was designed by the China Railway Third Design Institute and constructed by the Beijing Railway Bureau. Construction began on January 13, 1960, and in 1961 the track was laid to the north of Xinghuo. In 1961, the construction of Baiziwan was suspended due to the difficulty of relocation and land purchasing. Construction resumed in 1966. By an original industrial railway connecting Beijing East station, the temporary transition rail line opened on December 10, 1968.[1] Train services officially began in January 1972.[2] The whole construction of railway overpasses among Baziwan, Shuangqiao, Beijing East and Xinghuo finished on December 4, 1987.[1]

Operation

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All passenger services of station on this railway stopped in 1999 with the second China Railway speed-up project[3] and the last through passenger service (2101/2) was cancelled on May 15, 2016. The line is now mainly used for the movement of empty carriages and freight.

On November 11, 2016, the terminal for suburban rail line S2 was transferred to Huangtudian station. Services will begin to operate on the  Northeast Ring  suburban rail line before the end of 2020.[4]

Moreover, all type of locomotives, passenger and freight trains made in China, both for China Railway and metros, require several tests on the circular test centre before mass productions, so the Northeast Ring railway is also the only railway line where all trains are translocated by locomotives.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Beijing Hub". Records of Beijing Railway Administration: 1881-1987 (in Chinese). 1. 北京: 中国铁道出版社. 1995. ISBN 9787801927989.
  2. ^ "Railways". Transportation Records of Changping (in Chinese). 1. 北京: 人民交通出版社. 1993. ISBN 9787114017209.
  3. ^ "Huangtudian station". Records of Xizhimen Train Service Depot: 1905-2000 (in Chinese). 1. 方志出版社. 2004.
  4. ^ "北京市今年将新增100公里市郊铁路". 2020-04-05. 市郊铁路东北环线先期开通工程全长28.9公里,设黄土店、望京、星火、北京东四座车站