Beijing–Guangzhou railway

Beijing–Guangzhou railway
京广铁路
Beijing–Guangzhou railway ; 京广铁路
	The Jingguang railway on the Snake Hill in Wuhan. In the far background, the railway crosses the Yangtze over the Wuhan Bridge.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong
Termini	Beijing West; Guangzhou;
Stations	53 active
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	2,324 km (1,444 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Beijing underground
	cross-city railway
	Beijing–Shanghai railway
	to Beijing
	Beijing–Guangzhou HSR
	to Guangzhou South
	start of
	main line
	Beijing–Shanghai railway
	to Shanghai
	Fengtai–Shacheng railway
	to Shacheng
	Beijing
	Hebei Province
	Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway
	to Tianjin West
	Shuozhou–Huanghua railway
	to Shenchi South │ to Huanghua Port
	Shijiazhuang Northwest
	Circular line
	Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway
	to Taiyuan
	Shijiazhuang–Dezhou railway
	to Dezhou
	Shijiazhuang–Jinan HSR
	to Jinan East
	original
	site
	Shijiazhuang Southwest
	Circular line
	Shahe–Wuji railway
	to Wuan & Wuji
	Handan–Changzhi railway
	to Changzhi
	Handan–Jinan railway
	to Jinan
	Hebei Province
	Henan Province
	CR Beijing
	CR Zhengzhou
	Anyang–Lizhen railway
	to Gangziyao
	Tangyin–Heshan railway
	to Jiukuang
	Watang–Rizhao railway
	to Changzhi South
	Tangyin–Taiqian railway
	to Taiqian
	Xinxiang–Yueshan railway
	to Yueshan
	Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway
	to Yanzhou
	Zhengzhou-Jiaozuo intercity railway
	to Jiaozuo
	Jiayingguan Bridge│Zhengjiao Bridge
	over Yellow River
	Zhengzhou Northwest
	Circular line
	Longhai railway
	to Lanzhou
	Longhai railway
	to Lianyun
	CR Zhengzhou
	CR Wuhan
	Mengmiao–Baofeng railway
	to Baofeng
	Luohe–Fuyang railway
	to Fuyang
	Nanjing–Xi'an railway
	to Xi'an
	Nanjing–Xi'an railway
	to Nanjing
	Henan Province
	Hubei Province
	Macheng–Wuhan railway
	to Macheng

The Beijing–Guangzhou railway or Jingguang railway (simplified Chinese: 京广铁路; traditional Chinese: 京廣鐵路; pinyin: Jīngguǎng tiělù) is a major trunk railway that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south. This double-track electrified line has a total length of 2,324 kilometres (1,444 miles) and spans five provinces through north, central and south China. The line passes through the capitals of each of them: Shijiazhuang (Hebei), Zhengzhou (Henan), Wuhan (Hubei), Changsha (Hunan) and Guangzhou (Guangdong). The line's two terminals are the Beijing West railway station and the Guangzhou railway station.

Due to abundance of large and medium-sized cities on its route, this railway is widely recognized as the most important conventional railway line in China.