Intercity Railway Connector

The Intercity Railway Connector (Chinese: 城际铁路联络线; pinyin: Chéngjì Tiělù Liánluòxiàn),[lower-alpha 1] also known as Line S7 in the Beijing Metropolitan Area Railway planning, is a railway line currently under construction. The speed will be 200 km/h.[1] It will connect the Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport when the full line is completed.[2]

Intercity Railway Connector[lower-alpha 1]
城际铁路联络线
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleBeijing and Hebei
TerminiDaxing Airport
Langfang East (Phase 1)
Service
Operator(s)China Railway Beijing Group
Technical
Line length39.438 km (Phase 1)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed200 km/h[1]

Phase 1 of the railway, which is currently under construction, will connect Langfang (a city in Hebei Province) and Beijing Daxing International Airport. Phase 1 is 39.438 km, including 15.3 km in Beijing and 24.138 km in Hebei Province.[2]

Phase 1 of the railway will be finished in December 2022.[1]

Stations

Phase 1 (under construction)

Phase 1 of the railway (Daxing Airport to Langfang East) is shared with the Langzhuo (Langfang–Zhuozhou) intercity railway (Chinese: 廊涿城际铁路).

Station Name[2] Total distance (km) Travel Time Transfer Location
English Chinese
Daxing Airport 大兴机场 PKX  Jingxiong   Daxing Airport  Guangyang District, Langfang, Hebei[lower-alpha 2]
Xinhangcheng 新航城 Daxing District, Beijing
Konggangxinqu 空港新区 Guangyang District, Langfang, Hebei
Langfang East 廊坊东

Phase 2 (under planning)

Station Name[1] Total distance (km) Travel Time Transfer Location
English Chinese
Caiyu 采育 Daxing District, Beijing
Yizhuang East 亦庄东 Tongzhou District, Beijing
Shiyuan 施园  7   Batong  (Hua Zhuang station)
Beijing Sub-Center 北京城市副中心  Jingtang   6  (Beiyunhe East station)
Xuxinzhuang 徐辛庄
Beijing Capital Airport (Terminal 3) 首都机场(T3航站楼) PEK  Capital Airport  Shunyi District, Beijing
Nanfaxin 南法信  15 

Notes

  1. Also known as Capital Airport to Beijing New Airport Intercity Railway Connector (Chinese: 首都机场至北京新机场城际铁路联络线; pinyin: Shǒudū Jīchǎng Zhì Běijīng Xīn Jīchǎng Chéngjì Tiělù Liánluòxiàn)
  2. Actual location.

References

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