Beijing–Baotou railway

Beijing–Baotou railway
	A steam locomotive and a diesel locomotive near Badaling in 1979
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Termini	Beijing North (nominal) ; Changping (actual); Baotou
Technical
Line length	824 km (512 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map
	original Beijing Northwest Ring Railway
	to Sanjiadian
	Guishui river bridge
	over Guanting Reservoir
	single-track unelectrified
	two-track electrified
	Zhangjiakou (former end of
	Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway)
	link to Datong–Qinhuangdao railway
	Dazhun Railway (coal line)

The Beijing–Baotou railway or Jingbao railway (simplified Chinese: 京包铁路; traditional Chinese: 京包鐵路; pinyin: Jīngbāo Tiělù) is an 833 km (518 mi) railway from Beijing to Baotou, Inner Mongolia, functioning as an important route in North China. It was the first railway in China designed and built by Chinese. It passes through a famous section of the Great Wall at Badaling. It is now largely paralleled by Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway and Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway.

In 2019, with the opening of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway, the Beijing–Baotou railway adjusted the mileage. The ordinary-speed line from Changping to Shahe was merged into the Shuangqiao–Shahe Railway (Beijing Northeast Ring railway). The actual starting point of the Beijing–Baotou railway was shortened to the south side of Changping, the section from Changping to Beijing North is considered part of Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway.

History

The first section of the Beijing–Baotou railway, the Imperial Peking–Kalgan railway (now the "Jingzhang" railway) was constructed between 1905 and 1909, connecting Beijing with Zhangjiakou (Kalgan). This section was the first railway designed and built by Chinese. The chief engineer is Zhan Tianyou. He overcame the steep gradient near Badaling using a switchback. Due to his achievement in constructing this railway, Zhan (Jeme) is called the father of China's railways.

The railway was extended from Zhangjiakou to Hohhot by 1921 and to Baotou by 1923.

Even with the switchback, the gradient near Qinglongqiao railway station is still at 3.3%. In addition, travelling through the switchback is slow. A bypass route, the Fensha railway, was built in the 1950s between Fengtai and Shacheng along the Yongding river. This route was considered but dropped by Zhan due to high construction cost. Before the 1990s, the Fengsha railway was mainly used to transport freight, and the original Jingzhang railway was focused on passenger transport. Now, trains to/from Baotou have changed to use the Fengsha railway instead.

The Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway and the Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway, which both opened on 30 December 2019, parallel most of the line.

Current operations

The main route that deviates via the Fengsha railway is a double-track, electrified line. The section between Jining South and Baotou is quadruple track. The section between Changping and Shacheng is not electrified and mainly single-track. It is now used by little traffic. Freight and long-distance passenger services run via the Fengsha railway. 13 express services run each way between Beijing and Baotou each day, taking approximately 11 hours, stopping in Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou, Datong, Jining South, Hohhot and Baotou.

Line S2

Line S2 services of the Beijing Suburban Railway between Huangtudian (running via the Beijing Northeast Ring railway and connecting to the Jingbao railway between Qinghe and Shahe) and Badaling (the station for visiting the Great Wall) continue to use the Jingbao Railway, reversing at Qinglongqiao West station on the western switchback on the journey towards Badaling and at Qinglongqiao main station on the eastern switchback on their way back towards Beijing. The stops at Qinglongqiao are service stops, not advertised passenger stops and the doors remain closed.

From 2008 to 2016, the S2 services operated hourly from Beijing North to Yanqing and Shacheng. From 2016 to 2019, the S2 services operated hourly from Huangtudian to Yanqing and Shacheng. Since the opening of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway in 2019, the S2 service has been reduced to four daily services between Huangtudian and Badaling, stopping only in Nankou. On Fridays to Mondays and public holidays, an additional service runs between Huangtudian and Shacheng, stopping only in Badaling and Kangzhuang.[1] These services are the only regular traffic on the unelectrified line east of Shacheng and are operated using diesel multiple units. S2 services formerly continued from Badaling over the short single-track Kangzhuang–Yanqing railway (Kangyan railway) to Yanqing. From March 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020, the Kangzhuang–Yanqing railway is temporarily closed.

Stations and mileage

Some of the following stations are now disused.

Beijing North (北京北)
Qinghuayuan (清华园) (Closed)
Qinghe (清河)
- Beijing (北京) (via Beijing Northeast Ring railway)
Shahe (沙河) (above routes belong to Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway)
Changping (昌平)
Nankou (南口)
Dongyuan (东园)
Juyongguan (居庸关)
Sanpu (三堡)
Qinglongqiao (青龙桥)
Qinglongqiao West (青龙桥西)
Badaling (八达岭)
Xibozi (西拨子)
Kangzhuang (康庄)
Donghuayuan (东花园)
Tumu (土木)
Shacheng (沙城)
Xinbao'an (新保安)
Xibali (西八里)
Xiahuayuan (下花园)
Xinzhuangzi (辛庄子)
Xuanhua (宣化)
Shalingzi east (沙岭子东)
Shalingzi (沙岭子)
Zhangjiakou (张家口)
Zhangjiakou South (张家口南)
Zhangjiakou (张家口)(old)
Kongjiazhuang (孔家庄)
Wangyuzhuang (王玉庄)
Guoleizhuang (郭磊庄)
Chaigoubu (柴沟堡)
Xiwanbu (西湾堡)
Yongjiabao (永嘉堡)
Xiaxiaobao (夏小堡)
Tianzhen (天镇)
Luowenzao (罗文皂)
Yanggao (阳高)
Wangguanrentun (王官人屯)
Julebao (聚乐堡)
Zhoushizhuang (周士庄)
Datong east (大同东)
Datong (大同)
Gudian (古店)
Gushan (孤山站)
Baoziwan (堡子湾站)
Wutaiwa (五台洼站)
Fengzhen (丰镇站)
Jiandi (监地站)
Xin'anzhuang (新安庄站)
Yongwangzhuang (永王庄站)
Hongshaba (红砂坝站)
Suojiacun (索家村站)
Tuguiwula (土贵乌拉站)
Naji (纳继站)
Suji (苏集站)
Guyingpan (古营盘站)
Jining south (集宁南站)
Hulu (葫芦站)
Sanchakou (三岔口站)
Basumu (八苏木站)
Shibatai (十八台站)
Hala (哈拉站)
Magaitu (马盖图站)
Gujiabao (姑家堡站)
Zhuozishan (卓资山站)
Fushengzhuang (福生庄站)
Anju (安居站)
Sandaoying (三道营站)
Mengguying (蒙古营站)
Qixiaying (旗下营站)
Minzu (民族站)
Taobuqi (陶卜齐站)
Guojiaying (郭家营站)
Baita (白塔站)
Nandian (南店站)
Hohhot (呼和浩特站)
Youyouban (攸攸板站)
Taigemu (台阁牧站)
Dalibao (大里堡站)
Bikeqi (毕克齐站)
Chasuqi (察素齐站)
Songla (宋拉站)
Taosihao (陶思浩站)
Sanbashu (三八树站)
Meidaizhao (美岱召站)
Laozang (老藏站)
Salaqi (萨拉齐站)
Gongjiban (公积坂站)
Dongxing (东兴站)
Guchengwan (古城湾站)
Baotou east (包头东站)
Wanshuiquan (万水泉站)
Baotou (包头站)

Major Station	Mileage (km)
Beijing (北京)	0
Shacheng (沙城)	121
Xuanhua (宣化)	171
Zhangjiakou South (张家口南)	196
Datong (大同)	374
Jining south (集宁南)	501
Hohhot (呼和浩特)	659
Baotou (包头)	824

Gallery

The Qinglongqiao Station in 1908
Sun Yat-sen inspecting the Beijing–Zhangjiakou railway at the Zhangjiakou railway station in 1912, shortly after the founding of the Republic of China.
Bridge over the Yongding River in 1952
A NDJ3 DMU trainset at Badaling in 2012.

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References

"自2020年4月4日起，S2线部分车次列车开行时点有所调整" [Since April 4, 2020, the timing of some trains on the S2 line has been adjusted] (in Chinese). Beijing Suburban Railway. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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[时刻表-1] "自2020年4月4日起，S2线部分车次列车开行时点有所调整" [Since April 4, 2020, the timing of some trains on the S2 line has been adjusted] (in Chinese). Beijing Suburban Railway. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.