Guangshen railway

Guangshen Railway or Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway is a railway in the of the People's Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is operated by Guangshen Railway Company Limited.

It was formerly known as 廣九鐵路華段 during the Republic of China era .

With a length of 146 kilometres, it was the first railway in the People's Republic of China to reach the speed of 220 , though it is limited to about 200 km/h during commercial operation. It has a dual-track 200-km/h passenger line, and a single-track 120-km/h mixed passenger and freight line. Construction of a fourth track has commenced in 2005, and will be the first four-track railway in mainland China.

The run uses Swedish-built Xinshisu tilting trains with a pitch of up to 8 degrees. The trains are 165m long, consisting of a power car, five passenger cars, and a trailing car. They are noted for being very quiet even at 200 km/h.

It meets the Jingjiu Railway in Dongguan, with which shares its route. It joins the on the border with Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the PRC since 1997.

Cross-border services from Hong Kong to Dongguan , Guangzhou East, Foshan and Zhaoqing, as well as to and Shanghai use its route.

Places served

Places served by this line include:
*Guangzhou
*Shilong
*Dongguan
*Zhangmutou
*Tangtouxia
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*Buji
*Shenzhen North
*Shenzhen

Fleet

current

* - High-speed EMU trains manufactured by BSP . Now serving between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
* DF4B - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* DF5D - Diesel electric locos made by China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Group. Used for shunting.
* DF9 - Diesel electric locos made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used as spare.
* DF11 - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used for hauling long distance and through-trains.
* DF11G - high speed diesel electric loco made by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* DF12 - Diesel electric locos made by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works. Used for shunting.
* - sub high speed passenger electric loco - 5 manufactured by Zhuzhou. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* - sub high speed passenger electric loco manufactured by CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive Works. Used for hauling long distance trains.
* RW119K passenger cars. Used in long distance trains.

previous

* - Push-pull tilting train manufactured by ABB of Sweden. The train is now in Chongqing.
* - Push-pull high speed train with an electric loco and six passenger cars manufactured by Zhuzhou and Changchun. Currently running between Chongqing and Chengdu.

Depot

* GuangTieShenDuan