Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway

Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway, also known as the Guangfo ring intercity railway, is a regional rail in the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway system. The line will form a ring around Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The first section between Guangzhou South to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport started construction in 2016.[1] The line will operate with China Railway CRH6 EMUs running every 2.5 minutes.[2]

Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway
Overview
Native name	广佛环线
Type	Regional rail
System	Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway
Status	Under construction
Locale	Guangdong, China
Termini	Guangzhou South Foshan West (Phase 1)
Stations	6 (Phase 1)
Operation
Operator(s)	Guangdong Intercity Railway Operation Co., Ltd.[lower-alpha 1]
Technical
Line length	34.971 km (Phase 1, Foshan West - Guangzhou South)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph) (Phase 1) 160 km/h (99 mph) (Phase 2)

Route

The western section of this ring railway runs from Guangzhou South to Guangzhou North along the southernmost section of the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway. The northern section of this railway runs from Guangzhou North to Airport North along the Airport Branch of the Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway. The eastern section of this railway is from Airport North to Wanghong in Dongguan along the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway. The southern section completes this railway, connecting Wanghong back to Guangzhou South along the Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway.

Stations

• The line shares tracks with the Guangfozhao & Foguan intercity railways from Guangzhou South to Foshan West.
• The line shares tracks with Suishen intercity railway from Guangzhou North to Zhuliao.
• The line shares tracks with Guangqing intercity railway from Guangzhou North to Baiyun Airport Terminal 1.

Station Name	Chinese	Distance km		Pearl River Delta intercity railway transfers/connections	Metro transfers/connections	Location
↑ Loop line towards Shenshan ↑
Huadu[lower-alpha 2]	花都	0.00	0.00	SS   GQ	9	Huadu	Guangzhou
Huachengjie	花城街			SS   GQ
Huashanzhen	花山镇			SS   GQ
Baiyun Airport North (Baiyunjichangbei)	白云机场北	20.85		SS   GQ	3
Baiyun Airport Terminal 1	白云机场T1	0.96		SS   GQ	3
Baiyun Airport Terminal 3	白云机场T3	3.36		SS		Baiyun
Zhuliao	竹料			SS	14
Taihe	太和				14
Dayuan	大源
Longdong	龙洞				6	Tianhe
Smart City	智慧城
Financial City	金融城				5
Pazhou	琶洲				8   11	Haizhu
Science Center	科学中心					Panyu
Dashi	大石				3
Guangzhou South (Guangzhounan)	广州南			GZ   GFZ   FG	2   7   22   2
Chencun	陈村	3.92			7	Shunde	Foshan
Beijiao	北滘	6.63			3
Dongping Xincheng	东平新城	5.21			1   3
Zhangcha	张槎	9.48			2	Nanhai
Foshan West (Foshanxi)	佛山西	11.18		GFZ	3
Foshan North (Foshanbei)	佛山北
Dalan	大榄
Guanyao	官窑
Hegui	和桂
Tanbu	炭步					Huadu	Guangzhou
Shenshan	神山					Baiyun
↓ Loop line towards Huadu ↓

Notes

1. Subsidiary of Guangzhou Metro Group.
2. Located near Guangzhou North.

References

1. "中国中铁珠三角城际轨道交通广佛环线广州南站至白云机场段工程开工动员大会在广州举行".
2. "佛山西站到广州南站11分钟！ 热点资讯 南方网". travel.southcn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.