Maoming–Zhanjiang High Speed Railway

Maoming-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway 茂湛铁路

Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Open
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Maoming East Zhanjiang
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	December 28, 2013
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	103 km (64 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	3500m
Electrification	50Hz 25,000V
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline	6%

Maoming-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway

Simplified Chinese

茂湛铁路

Traditional Chinese

茂湛鐵路

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mào Zhàn Tiělù

Maoming-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway

Track gauge:

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Legend

GZ-Maoming Railway

to Guangzhou

Shenzhen–Maoming HSR

to Shenzhen North

Maoming East

GZ-Maoming Railway

to Maoming

Wuchuan

Tangzhui

Huange (Overtaking Station)

Litang–Zhanjiang Railway

to Litang

Tangkou

Zhanjiang West

Zhanjiang

Guangdong–Hainan Railway

to Haikou

Maoming-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway, also known as the Mao-Zhan Railway, is a Chinese high-speed railway located wholly in western Guangdong province. The project was funded jointly by the, now defunct, Ministry of Railways and the Guangdong Provincial Government. Construction commenced on March 21st, 2009^[1] and was opened to traffic on December 28th, 2013.^[2] It is expected to enhance development in western Guangdong and provide a link to Hainan Island and it's popular tourism market. Currently as of December 2015, despite being complete, no high-speed services use this line. Conventional trains will continue on all services along this line until the neighbouring high-speed projects will allow for fast services to destinations across Pearl River Delta.

Route

The railway roughly parallels the conventional speed Guangzhou–Maoming Railway with some sections being renovated, upgraded and improved for high-speed running or new trackage installed. Beginning in the city of Maoming at Maoming East Railway Station the line runs west, parallel to the Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, until it branches off to Maoming Railway Station. Continuing west it reaches Wuchuan, Tangzhui and Tangkou before terminating in Zhanjiang.

Main technical Specifications

Railway Grade: I level
Number of tracks: Double tracked
Maximum driving speed passenger trains: 200 km / h.
Limit of Gradient: 6 ‰.
Minimum curve radius: 3500 metres
Effective train length: 850m
Type of traction: electrical ^[3]
Towing weight: 3500 tons presently, future 4,000 tons.
Block type: Automatic Block.

Terminal misunderstanding

According to the plans, the Mao-Zhan Railway from Tangkou Station accesses the existing Litang-Zhanjiang Railway to reach downtown Zhanjiang. Therefore, from the perspective of planning and construction, the terminus for most services should be at Zhanjiang station in the urban centre. However, most of the current traffic deviates onto the Guangdong-Hainan Railway to stop at Zhanjiang West Railway Station (Located in a rural location distant from the urban area), thus giving cause to some misunderstanding and inconvenience by travellers. Also from the perspective of railway administration, Zhanjiang Railway Station belongs to the Nanning Railway Bureau, while Zhanjiang West Railway Station belongs to the Guangzhou Railway Bureau.

References

↑ 赣韶与茂湛两铁路动工兴建
↑ 茂名新闻联播：茂湛铁路今天正式通车
↑ 早期使用内燃牵引，与深茂铁路江门至茂名段一起进行电化

High-speed rail in China

Maglev

Shanghai Maglev Train

Conventional high-speed railways

National 4 × 4 Corridors	North–south Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen East–west Shanghai–Kunming Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu Qingdao–Taiyuan Xuzhou–Lanzhou

Long-distance major corridors	Chengdu–Guangzhou Chongqing–Guizhou Chongqing–Lanzhou Datong–Xi'an Ganzhou–Shenzhen Hengyang–Liuzhou Hefei–Fuzhou Lanzhou–Urumqi Nanchang–Shenzhen Nanning-Kunming Nanning–Guangzhou Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Tianjin–Qinhuangdao Xi'an–Chengdu Xi'an–Chongqing

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tianjin Beijing–Tangshan Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Changchun–Jilin Dandong–Dalian Beijing–Zhangjiakou Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Liuzhou–Nanning Jilin–Hunchun Nanjing–Anqing Nanchang–Jiujiang Shenzhen–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohot

Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai New Area 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guiyang-Kaiyang Hainan Eastern Ring Hainan Western Ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xuchang

Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hunan–Guangxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Lianyungang–Lanzhou Nanjing–Qidong Shanghai–Kunming Wuchang–Jiujiang Hankou–Danjiangkou Hangzhou–Ningbo

Rolling stock	Blue Arrow China Star CIT Trains CRH1 CRH2 CRH3 CRH5 CRH6 CRH380A SJ 2000 Zefiro 380

Italics – under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A- – section under construction or currently not operational
§ – in/related to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
(Place A-Place B) – share tracks with other lines

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