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Guangshen Railway or Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Simplified Chinese: 广深铁路 or 广深线) is a railway in the Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

It was formerly known as the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway (廣九鐵路華段) during the Republic of China era (known in Hong Kong as Chinese Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway).

With a length of 146 kilometres, it was the first railway in mainland China to reach the speed of 200 km/h. It has a dual-track 200-km/h passenger line, and a single-track 120-km/h mixed passenger and freight line. Construction of a fourth track has commenced in 2005, and will be the first four-track railway in mainland China.

It meets the Jingjiu Railway (Beijing-Kowloon Railway) in Dongguan, with which share its route. It joins the KCR East Rail (formerly the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, 九廣鐵路英段) on the internal border with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Cross-border services from Hong Kong to Dongguan (Changping), Guangzhou East, Foshan and Zhaoqing, as well as to Beijing West and Shanghai use its route.

Stations and distance

The facade of Hung Hom Station (Kowloon Station) (Hong Kong Coliseum in the background)
Station Distance
(km)
Guangzhou 0
Guangzhou East 8
Shelong69
Dongguan (Changping)90
Zhangmutou103
Tangtouxia114
Pinghu127
Buji 139
Shenzhen 147

See also

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