Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway

Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway is a 700-kilometer (430 mi)-long high-speed rail line of the China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province. Construction was supposed to have started in 2010 with the project to be completed in 2012 but was delayed repeatedly until March 2014.[1][2]

Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway Beijing–Shenyang Section 京哈高速铁路京沈段
CRH380AM performing a test run on the Beijing–Shenyang HSR in Beinianfeng Village, Yangsong Town, Huairou District, Beijing in October 2020
Overview
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Beijing, Hebei, and Liaoning
Termini	Beijing Chaoyang Shenyang
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Depot(s)	Shenyang, Harbin
Rolling stock	TBD: CRH380B series, CR400BF series
Technical
Line length	699.864 km
Track length	5 m
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines 25 KV AC, 50 Hz
Route map Beijing underground cross-city railway to Beijing West 0 Beijing connects Shuangsha railway, Jingha railway, etc. 12 Beijing Chaoyang start of mainline Shuangsha railway to Shahe 34 Shunyi West 62 Huairou South 78 Miyun East 116 Xinglongxian West 160 Anjiang Jincheng ICR to Tianjin West 186 Chengde South 215 Chengdexian North 252 Pingquan North 313 Niuheliang Chika HSR to Chifeng West 349 Kazuo 379 Nailingao 417 Liaoning Chaoyang Panchao HSR to Linghai South 455 Beipiao 503 Wulanmutu 535 Fuxin 589 Heishan North Xintong HSR to Tongliao 634 Xinmin North 675 Shenyang West connects Jingha railway New Shenyang North Shenyang South-West circular line 686 Shenyang North Hada HSR to Harbin West 686 Shenyang end of mainline Shenyang South-West circular line Shenyang South Shendan ICR to Dandong Hada HSR to Dalian

Protests by residents along the planned route have caused several safety review to examine the potential noise pollution and electro-magnetic radiation.[3][4] The first two reviews suggested installing noise shielding along sensitive parts of the line. The third review called for similar noise shielding in addition to above ground tunnels to completely enclose the line while near urban areas. In addition the starting point has been relocated to Beijing Chaoyang railway station (formerly known as Xinghuo railway station) in Chaoyang District of Beijing. In August 2013, the Beijing municipal government published a notice calling for bids to build the line and its status is completed and operational. The total investment was expected to be 124.5 billion yuan.[5][6]

The line will relieve a significant bottleneck in China's transportation network between the Northeast region and Beijing. The route will be north and inland of the existing communication lines which hug the coast around the Bohai sea. The new line will leave Beijing heading northeast to Chengde in Hebei province then turn east through Chaoyang, and Fuxin in Liaoning province, on route to Shenyang. There will be 16 stations, which will be the last section of the Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway to be completed; the other sections of that line have been operational since December 1, 2012.

The line will have a maximum design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph)[7] though regular services will operate around 250 to 300 km/h (160 to 190 mph). Travel time between Shenyang and Beijing will be cut from the current 4 hours to just 2 hours and 17 minutes.[8]