Railway line in China
Beijing–Binhai intercity railway (abbreviated as Jingbin intercity railway ), formerly known as the Second Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway , is a high-speed railway connecting the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin . The western section of the railway is built as part of the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway . From Baodi railway station onwards, the railway will branch south along new trackage to Binhai West railway station in Binhai New Area of Tianjin.
Together with the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway , this railway forms part of a proposed regional 4 North-South lines, 4 East-West lines that together form a network for fast commuter services across the densely populated Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei area.
History
Baodi to Beichen section
Advanced engineering commenced onsite at 29 December 2015.[ 1] [ 2]
Beichen to Binhai West section
The remaining section from Beichen to Binhai West began construction on 6 November 2022.[ 3] [ 4]
Route
It starts at Beijing railway station , which is located in Dongcheng District . And then it goes into Xianghe County , Hebei , and Baodi District , Tianjin. This project then deviates from the Beijing-Tangshan ICR alignment to travel south through eastern Wuqing District , Ninghe District , Beichen District , Dongli District serving a station at Tianjin Binhai International Airport then terminating in Tianjin's Binhai New Area .
Stations
The section from Baodi to Beichen opened on 30 December 2022.[ 2]
References
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Intercity and Regional intercity Upgraded old lines
Italics : under construction or currently not operational(-), Place A- : section under construction or currently not operational§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines
