Foshan–Dongguan Intercity Railway

Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway
Overview
Native name	佛莞城际轨道
Type	High-speed rail
Status	In planning
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Wanghong Guangzhou South
Stations	7
Operation
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	36.681 km (23 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)

Foshan-Dongguan ICR route map
Legend
Dongguan-Huizhou ICR to Huizhou     Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen ICR to Airport   Wanghong x20px   Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen ICR to Guangzhou South   Mayong Pearl River Shizhiyang Tunnel (6,258m) Lianhua Guanqiao Panyu Dadao Changlong Changlong Tunnel（10,800m）   Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL to Shenzhen North     Guangzhou–Zhuhai ICR to Zhuhai   Guangzhou South   Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR to Wuhan   Foshan West   Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR to Guiyang East     Nanning-Guangzhou HSR to Nanning

Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway, also called the Fo-Guan Intercity Railway, is a planned high-speed railway within Guangdong province, China, between the cities of Foshan, via Guangzhou, to Dongguan. It forms one leg of the Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit regional network and will provide connections with the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway and local metro systems. It will connect Panyu District, Guangzhou at the major Guangzhou South interchange, tunnelling under the Pearl River through Machong and Hongmei to Wanghong Railway Station providing connections via the Dongguan Rail Transit, the Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway or the Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway. The length of the railway is 36.681 kilometres. Although this first phase of the project is named Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway, it does not pass through the city of Foshan in any way. The second section of this railway from Guangzhou South to Foshan West Railway Station has been planned, prepared and the line is under construction as the Guangfo Intercity Railway, the first phase of the Guangzhou Circle Intercity Railway.

Overview

It is planned to use domestic CRH6 Intercity EMUs on this railway. Targeting a maximum operational speed of up to 200 km/h. According to the plans, construction was expected to start in 2014, with a construction time of about 5 years. It is expected to open to traffic at some time between 2019 ~ 2025.

Stations

Wanghong, Mayong, Lianhua, Guanqiao, Panyu Dadao, Changlong and Guangzhou South