Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway

Guangzhou–Foshan circular
intercity railway
Guangzhou–Foshan circular; intercity railway
Overview
Native name	广佛环线
Status	Huadu~Baiyun Airport North: Operating; Other section: Under construction
Locale	Guangdong, China
Termini	Huadu; Baiyun Airport North;
Stations	4 (in operation)
Service
Type	Regional rail
System	Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway
Operator(s)	Guangdong Intercity Railway Operation Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Longtang Depot (of Guangqing Intercity)
Technical
Line length	22.6 km (Huadu–Baiyun Airport North); 126.4 km (full loop)
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)

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.^[2] The line will operate with China Railway CRH6 EMUs running every 2.5 minutes.^[3]

The section from Huadu to Baiyun Airport North, named Guangzhou East Ring Intercity, was opened on 30 November 2020.^[4]

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.

The line shares tracks with the Guangzhao intercity railway from Panyu to Foshan West.
The line shares tracks with Suishen intercity railway from Huadu to Zhuliao.

Station Name	Chinese	Distance km		Pearl River Delta intercity railway transfers/connections	Metro transfers/connections	Location

↑ Loop line towards Shenshan North ↑

Huadu^[a]	花都	0.00	0.00	GQ SS	9	Huadu	Guangzhou
Huachengjie	花城街			SS	18
Huashanzhen	花山镇			SS
Baiyun Airport North (Baiyunjichangbei)	白云机场北	20.85		SS CAN	3 22
Baiyun Airport South^[5] (Baiyunjichangnan)	白云机场南	0.96		SS CAN	3 22
Baiyun Airport East^[5] (Baiyunjichangdong)	白云机场东	3.36		SS CAN	22	Baiyun
Zhuliao	竹料			SS	14
Taihe	太和
Dayuan	大源
Longdong	龙洞				6	Tianhe
Smart City	智慧城
Financial City	金融城				5
Pazhou	琶洲				8 11 28	Haizhu
Science Center	科学中心					Panyu
Dashi	大石				3
Panyu	番禺^[6]			Guangzhu Guangzhao	2 7 22 2 Guangzhou South
Chencun	陈村	3.92		Guangzhao	7	Shunde	Foshan
Beijiao West	北滘西^[6]	6.63			3
Shunde North	顺德北^[6]	5.21			Guangfo 3 28 (Dongping station)
Zhangcha	张槎	9.48			2	Chancheng
Foshan West (Foshanxi)	佛山西	11.18			3 4	Nanhai
Shishan East	狮山东
Dalan	大榄
Guanyao South	官窑南
Hegui	和桂
Tanbu	炭步					Huadu	Guangzhou
Huadugang	花都港					Huadu
Shenshan North	神山北^[7]					Baiyun

↓ Loop line towards Huadu ↓