Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Intercity Railway

Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Intercity Railway 鄭開城際鐵路

Overview
Status	Songchenglu–Kaifeng Under Construction Zhengzhou-Songchenglu Operational
Locale	Zhengzhou Kaifeng
Termini	Zhengzhou East Kaifeng
Services	1
Operation
Opened	Zhengzhou–Songchenglu 17th December 2014
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	50.33 km (31 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)

Zhengzhou–Kaifeng ICR route map

Legend

Beijing-Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South

Zhengzhou-Xi'an HSR to Xi'an North

Zhengzhou East

Beijing-Guangzhou HSR to Beijing West

Zhengzhou-Xuzhou HSR to Xuzhou East

Zhongyi Xueyuan

Dayouzhuang

Jialuhe

Yuantangshu

Dameng

Luboyuan

Dangzhuang

Cangzhai

Yulianghe

Bian West

Songchenglu

Longhai Railway to Zhengzhou

Kaifeng

Longhai Railway to Shangqiu

Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Intercity Railway, also known as the Zhengbian Intercity Railway, is a partially completed high-speed railway in Henan Province, China, between the cities of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. It is a component of the larger Central Plain Metropolitan Intercity Rail network. Construction commenced on December 29, 2009. With a designed top speed of 200 Kph, it is built as a double tracked electrified passenger dedicated line. Total length of this project is 50.33 kilometers, costing an estimated 5.5 billion yuan to construct. The project has been built in two phases, Phase I (Zhengzhou East - Song Cheng Lu) was completed on December 17, 2014,^[1] & Phase II (Song Cheng Road - Kaifeng station) is expected to be completed by 2017.

Route

Phase I

This phase runs from Zhengzhou East Railway Station to Songchenglu Railway Station, via Jialuhe, Luboyuan and Yulianghe. These stations are fully operational.^[2] A further seven station sites are still under construction along this route at Zhongyi Xueyuan, Dayouzhuang, Yuantangshu, Dameng, Dangzhuang, Cangzhai and Bian West.

Phase II

Phase II will be extended to Kaifeng Railway Station and set aside the Huanghe Dajie Railway Station site in an extension, the program starting in 2015 and to be completed during 2017.

Apart from Zhengzhou East and Kaifeng Stations, and the rest are new station sites.

Equipment types

This railway is using CRH2A type EMU,with eight cars, each with a total capacity 613 people and running a top speed of 200 km/h.^[1]

Fare structure

Fares ranges from 28 yuan for a full fare first-class seat, second-class seat is 18 yuan over the whole distance. The shortest and minimum fare is 11 yuan for a first-class seat, 7 yuan for second-class seat. The elderly, children and disabled soldiers enjoy a 30% discount.^[3]

References

1 2 "郑开城际铁路12月28日正式开通全程票价18元". 开封网.
↑ "郑开城际铁路已具备联调联试条件计划年底开通". 东方今报. October 14, 2014.
↑ "郑开城铁票价确定全程一等座28元二等座18元". 大河网. December 25, 2014.

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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