Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway

Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway Beijing–Shijiazhuang section 京广深港高速铁路京石段
Overview
Status	operational
Locale	China
Termini	Beijing West Railway Station Shijiazhuang Railway Station
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	December 26, 2012
Technical
Line length	281 km (175 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz, 25,000 V

Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 京石客运专线; traditional Chinese: 京石客運專線; pinyin: Jīng-Shí Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 281-kilometre high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shijiazhuang in China opened on 26 December 2012 after 4 years of construction. The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h, and the opening cut travel times between Beijing and Shijiazhuang from 2 hours to about 1 hour. This railway is the northern section of the 2100 km high-speed Jinggang line connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, but also speeds up trains between Beijing and Taiyuan, which continue on the Shitai passenger railway.