Beijing–Kowloon railway

Beijing–Kowloon railway
京九铁路
京九鐵路
The Shoupakou level crossing of Beijing–Kowloon railway near Guang'anmen, Beijing
Overview
StatusIn operation
LocaleBeijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemChina Railway
Operator(s)China Railway
History
Opened1 September 1996 (1996-09-01)
Technical
Line length2,311 km (1,436 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz Overhead catenary
Operating speed150–200 km/h (93–124 mph)
Route map

km
0
Beijing West
4
Guang'anmen
Beijing
Beijing South
Beijing Fengtai
Fengtai West
marshalling yard
Dahongmen
freight yard
16
Liying
Beijing–Shanghai railway
23
Huangcun
Gu'an
Tianjin–Bazhou railway
to Tianjin
92
Bazhou
147
Renqiu
239
Shenzhou
Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway
to Shijiazhuang
274
Hengshui
Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway
to Dezhou
380
Linqing
421
Liaocheng North
426
Liaocheng
Yanggu
484
Taiqian
Tangyin–Taiqian railway to Tangyin
Liangshan
526
Yuncheng
582
Heze
Shangqiu North
Longhai railway
to Lanzhou│to Lianyun
687
Shangqiu South
751
Bozhou
Fuyang North
855
Fuyang
Fuyang–Huainan railway
to Huainan
971
Huangchuan
1,091
Macheng
Macheng–Wuhan railway
to Wuhan North
1,158
Huangzhou
1,314
Jiujiang
1,327
Jiujiang West
1,333
Lushan
1,369
De'an
1,403
Yongxiu
1,449
Nanchang
1,477
Xiangtang
Xiangtang–Liangjiadu railway
to Liangjiadu
1,479
Xiangtang West
Xiangtang–Tangang railway
to Tangang
1,487
Sanjiangzhen
1,675
Ji'an
1,709
Taihe
1,854
Ganzhou East
1,861
Ganzhou
2,009
Dingnan
2,102
Longchuan
2,177
Heyuan
2,257
Huizhou
2,311
Dongguan East
Changping
2,328
Zhangmutou
2,352
Pinghu
2,356
Pinghu South
Pinghu–Yantian railway
to Yantian
Pinghu marshalling yard
2,364
Shenzhen East
2,368
Sungang
2,372
Shenzhen
Guangdong
Hong Kong
2,397
Hung Hom
2,399
Exhibition Centre
2,400
Admiralty
km
Beijing–Kowloon railway
Simplified Chinese京九铁路
Traditional Chinese京九鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīngjiǔ tiělù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingging1 gau2 tit3 lou6
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese京九线
Traditional Chinese京九線
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīngjiǔ Xiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingging1 gau2 sin3

The Beijing–Kowloon railway, also known as the Jingjiu railway (simplified Chinese: 京九铁路 or 京九线; traditional Chinese: 京九鐵路 or 京九線) is a dual track railway connecting Beijing West railway station in Beijing to Shenzhen railway station in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

It was previously connected with Hong Kong's East Rail line across the border. All services south of Shenzhen were discontinued in July 2020, citing high-speed rail as a result.