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Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway
佛莞城际轨道
Overview
StatusIn Planning
LocalePeople's Republic of China
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length36.681 km (23 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification50Hz 25,000V
Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph)

Template:BS-map Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway, also called the Fo-Guan Intercity Railway, is a planned high-speed railway within Guangdong province, China between the cities of Foshan, via Guangzhou, to Dongguan. It forms one leg of the Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit regional network and will provide connections with the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway and local metro systems. It will connect Panyu District, Guangzhou at the major Guangzhou South interchange, tunnelling under the Pearl River through Machong and Hongmei to Wanghong Railway Station providing connections via the Dongguan Rail Transit, the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway or the Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway. The length of the railway is 36.681 kilometres. Although this first phase of the project is named Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway, it does not pass through the city of Foshan in any way. The second section of this railway from Guangzhou South to Foshan West Railway Station has been planned, prepared and the line is under construction as the Guangfo Intercity Railway, the first phase of the Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway.

Overview

It is planned to use domestic CRH6 Intercity EMU on this railway. Targeting a maximum operational speed of up to 200Kph. According to the plans, construction is expected to start in 2014, with a construction time of about 5 years. It is expected to open to traffic at some time between 2019 ~ 2025.

Stations

Wanghong, Mayong, Lianhua, Guanqiao, Panyu Dadao, Changlong and Guangzhou South

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