Operation of Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway
The Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the longest high-speed railway in operation in the world, was officially completed on December 26, 2012, shortening the time from Beijing to Guangzhou to about 8 hours. Analysis points out that the full completion of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway is of great significance. It will not only become a new engine for regional economic development along the line, but will also have an important impact on the air transportation and express logistics industries. It will also promote "high-speed rail tourism" and promote the development of regional economies along the line. The development and transformation of tourism markets.
It runs through the "new artery" of China's economy
The Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway has a total length of 2,298 kilometers and is the longest high-speed railway in operation in the world. Experts said that the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway will have a great impact on the areas along the line. The economy has played a significant driving role and will play a "backbone" role in the country's "four vertical and four horizontal" high-speed rail network.
Chen Yabing, one of the line designers and chief engineer of the Beijing-Zhengzhou project of the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute, told a reporter from China News Service that in the existing "four vertical and four horizontal" railway network planning, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway is The important "one vertical" that runs through the north and south starts from Beijing and goes south through Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and Guangzhou, covering major economic zones such as North China, Central China, Central South, and the Pearl River Delta, especially through the population of Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, etc. Dense economic center cities have an obvious role in stimulating the economy along the route.
The railway department stated that the completion of the entire railway line provides an important opportunity for the 28 cities along the line to improve their speed economy. It saves a lot of time for economic circulation and personnel movement, which means gaining speed and enabling related companies to achieve greater profits.
The analysis pointed out that on the one hand, the rapid flow of people will intensify various economic activities. After the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway is completed, a large urban circle will be formed around each city, and economic exchanges with other cities will also accelerate. On the other hand, the high-speed rail linkage will accelerate the transformation, upgrading and transfer of industries in economically active areas such as the Pearl River Delta.
It may trigger another "air-ground showdown"
The full completion of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will have an important impact on the air transportation industry. Air tickets are discounted on many short-distance routes, and some airlines are considering canceling routes severely affected by the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail. Currently, “cabbage prices” appear on a number of short- and medium-distance routes. Nanfang Daily reported that the price of air tickets from Wuhan to Beijing was as low as less than 20% off, and the flight price directly broke through 200 yuan.
The analysis pointed out that although the speed of airplanes still has a greater advantage than high-speed rail, considering the time it takes to get from the city to the airport, security check, baggage pickup, and then to the destination, as well as the flight With the frequency of delays, aviation's advantage is being eroded. The industry expects that the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway’s diversion of passengers will have an impact on the aviation industry along the route, especially on short-haul routes.
Liu Weimin, director of the Aviation Law Research Center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, analyzed in an interview with a reporter from China News Service that the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway will inevitably divert traffic due to its faster speed and more convenient transportation to and from the city and the train station. Certain passengers will have an impact on airline business, but at the same time, this will also create a pressure mechanism for airlines to integrate route networks, improve efficiency and management, and may provide a new round of transformation opportunities for the aviation industry.
Express logistics enters the era of high-speed rail
Not only the civil aviation industry, but also express delivery companies will experience a significant cost reduction due to the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway. Consumers are expected to enjoy the "price reduction and speed increase" of express delivery Affordable. At present, 80% of domestic express transportation is transported by truck and 15% by air. However, due to geographical restrictions, less than 5% relies on other modes such as railways. The completion of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway is undoubtedly good news for the express delivery industry.
The "China Business Times" reported that there are still more than 100 pairs of passenger buses in operation on the Beijing-Guangzhou line. After the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail network is fully completed, all these 100 pairs of trains will be suspended to make way for freight. The freight capacity of the Beijing-Guangzhou line will increase from more than 40 million tons to 120 million to 150 million tons.
The person in charge of an express delivery company said that using the high-speed rail logistics system can save at least 50% in cost compared to air transportation, and the factors affected by weather conditions are much smaller than the former.
Promote the development and transformation of the tourism market
What is noticeable is that the full completion of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will not only bring great convenience to people’s travel, but also bring great convenience to people passing by the high-speed railway. The development and transformation of the regional tourism market has brought "east wind", and "high-speed rail tourism" is expected to "bloom along the line." All localities are obviously aware of this and have designed and launched corresponding policies.
Recently, representatives from 7 provinces (municipalities) and 31 cities in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Guangdong established the "Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao High-speed Railway (7+31) Tourism Marketing Alliance" in Shijiazhuang , discuss integrating and packaging tourism products, integrating and organizing tourism routes, and creating a domestic first-class and internationally renowned "Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao High-speed Railway Tourism and Leisure Industry Belt".
Analysis points out that the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will not only inject new vitality into the tourism market of the provinces and cities along the route, but will also promote the transformation of the tourism industry. In fact, after the opening of various high-speed railways, the tourism industry in many cities along the lines has transformed from a "ticket economy" to a "comprehensive economy".
It is foreseeable that after the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway is completed, the hurried "group tours" in the past will be more replaced by "self-guided tours" and "in-depth tours", which will have a great impact on the scenic spots and cities along the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway. Said that this is an important opportunity to promote the transformation and development of tourism.
The high-speed train is equipped with a business area with independent toilets, bars, cloakrooms and refrigerators, as well as "luxury" business class seats. Although the 380AL model has been used on the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway that was opened before, the railway department said that the newly put into use Zhengwu The software of the 380AL model of the Section High Speed Rail is more advanced.
It is reported that the Zhengzhou-Wuhan High-speed Railway uses CRH380AL EMU trains with 16 carriages and a capacity of 1,061 people. Cars 1 and 16 are business class/first class cars. Cars 2 and 3 are first class cars. Car No. 9 is the dining car. The rest are second-class cars.
In the left armrest, there is a miniature LCD TV hidden, and below it is a 220V power socket. When the mobile phone is plugged in for charging, it will immediately display "Charging".
On the inside of the right armrest, there are a series of backrest and footpad adjustment buttons, including "sitting upright (the backrest is 90 degrees)", "semi-lying (the backrest is 45 degrees)" and There are three touch buttons to choose from: "Full recline (backrest is 180 degrees)". After selecting the basic mode, the backrest and foot pads can be fine-tuned to the most comfortable state by pressing the buttons forward, left, and right. Taking the high-speed rail from Guangzhou to Zhengzhou is 10 hours shorter than taking the express.
The running time of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway is about 4 hours and 10 minutes. According to this estimate, it will only take 6 hours from Guangzhou to Zhengzhou, which will be shorter than the 16 hours and 30 minutes it takes to go to Zhengzhou by the new T-shaped air-conditioned express train. 10 hours.
At present, the price of a hard sleeper on the general express train from Guangzhou to Zhengzhou is about 350 yuan. Based on the standard that the high-speed rail from Guangzhou to Wuhan travels 1,069 kilometers and the second-class ticket price is 465 yuan, the ticket price for the same seat from Guangzhou to Zhengzhou is about 670 yuan.
After the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, it will only take 5 hours from Changsha to Beijing.
According to preliminary statistics, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway can reach as many as 33 major cities in about 3 hours, and as many as 53 cities in about 5 hours, involving Hebei, Shanxi, Shanghai, Anhui, Shandong, Jiangsu and other 15 provinces, and the entire line from Beijing to Guangzhou only takes 8 hours, and the fastest full journey only takes 7 hours and 59 minutes. The Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway is the longest high-speed railway in operation in the world. In December 2012, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway operation timetable was released, and the operating times of high-speed EMUs and stop times along the line were determined. Guangzhou South, Shenzhen North and Changsha South stations operate ***7 high-speed EMU trains from Beijing West Railway Station every day.
According to the passenger transport department of Guangzhou Railway Group, after the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway is completed, 117 pairs of EMU trains will be launched.
Among them, the Guangzhou South to Beijing West Expressway EMU departs 2 times a day, 5 to Xi'an North, 1 to Taiyuan, 1 to Shijiazhuang, 5 to Zhengzhou (East), and 2 to Xinyang East. The fastest train from Guangzhou to Beijing West is G80, which departs from Guangzhou South Railway Station at 10:00 and ends at Beijing West Railway Station at 17:59. The whole journey only takes 7 hours and 59 minutes, which is 12 hours and 40 minutes faster than the current fastest direct train, T16. point.
The Beijing West Expressway EMU departs once a day from Shenzhen North, 2 times from Xi'an North, and 2 times from Zhengzhou East. The G72 train from Shenzhen North to Beijing West departs from Shenzhen North Railway Station at 8:00 and ends at Beijing West Railway Station at 18:21, covering a distance of more than 2,400 kilometers.
The Changsha Southbound Beijing West Expressway EMU departs 4 times a day, and the Xi'an North Expressway departs 1 time a day. The fastest train from Changsha South to Beijing West is G84. It departs from Changsha South Railway Station at 9:00 and ends at Beijing West Railway Station at 14:40. The required time is 5 hours and 40 minutes, which is 7 hours faster than the current fastest direct train Z18. 37 points.