Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway

Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway 广州圈城际铁路

Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Under construction
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Guangzhou South Guangzhou South
Operation
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Electrification	50Hz 25,000V
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)

Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway, also known as the Guang Ring Intercity Railway, is a high-speed railway forming a ring around Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is not a separate project with no new rails, but a collection of sections built as part of other Intercity Railways surrounding Guangzhou.

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 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 along the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway. The southern section completes this railway, connecting Wanghong back to Guangzhou South along the Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway.

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