Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway

Railway line in China

Zhengzhou East-Songchenglu section: Operational
Songchenglu–Kaifeng section: Under Construction

Owner

CR ZhengzhouLocaleZhengzhou
KaifengTermini

Zhengzhou East
Kaifeng (planned)
Songchenglu (current)

Stations15ServiceSystemCentral Plains MIROperator(s)

China Railway High-speedRolling stockCRH2A (former)
CRH6AHistoryOpenedDecember 28, 2014 (2014-12-28) (Zhengzhou East-Songchenglu section)TechnicalLine length50.33 km (31 mi)Number of tracks2 (Double-track)Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph)

Route map

Legend

to Henan University of Technology

Inner loop to Nanwulibao

Outer loop to Huanghelu

8 (planning)

Zhengzhou East 1 5 8

Jingguangshengang HSR

to West Kowloon

to Beijing West

ZXA

to Xinzheng Airport

Xulan HSR

to Lanzhou West

to Xuzhou East

to New Campus of Henan University

Jialuhe (Closed)

Lüboyuan

Yunlianghe (Closed)

Songchenglu

Longhai railway

to Lanzhou

Kaifeng

Longhai railway

to Lianyungang East

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Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway, abbreviated as the Zhengkai intercity railway, is a higher-speed intercity railway in Henan, China, connecting Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. It is part of the larger Central Plain Metropolitan Intercity Rail network. Construction commenced on December 29, 2009. With a designed top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), it is built as a double tracked electrified passenger dedicated line. Total length of this project is 50.33 kilometres (31.27 mi), costing an estimated 5.5 billion yuan to construct. Some trains through operate to Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport via the Zhengji ICR or to Jiaozuo via the Zhengjiao ICR.

The Zhengzhou East - Songchenglu section commenced operation on 28 December 2014.^[1] The phase II project (Songchenglu - Kaifeng section) is under construction.^[2]

Route

Phase I

The first phase is from Zhengzhou East railway station to Songchenglu, via Jialuhe, Lüboyuan and Yulianghe. ^[3]

On 10 January 2016, Jialuhe station and Yulianghe station were closed due to lack of passengers. The re-opening date was not given.^[4]

Station code	Station name		Connections	Location	City
Station code	English	Chinese	Connections	Location	City

ZAF	Zhengzhou East	郑州东	1 5	Jinshui	Zhengzhou
JLF	Jialuhe	~~贾鲁河~~		Zhongmu
LCF	Lüboyuan	绿博园		Zhongmu
YEF	Yunlianghe	~~运粮河~~		Longting	Kaifeng
SFF	Songchenglu	宋城路		Longting	Kaifeng

Phase II

The phase II project will extend the line to Kaifeng railway station from Songchenglu. Construction started on June 20, 2022.^[2] The extension is 7.17 km (4.46 mi) in length.^[2]

Future Development

Seven more stations along the line are in the future plan, including Zhongyixueyuan, Dayouzhuang, Yuantangshu, Dameng, Dangzhuang, Cangzhai and Bianxi.

Rolling stock

The railway is using CRH6A intercity EMUs for service, starting from Feb. 2018.^[5] Prior to that, CRH2A EMUs were operated.

Fare

At initial operation stage, the fare was 28 yuan for first-class and 18 yuan for second-class over the whole trip. ^[6]

After Feb. 2018, with the use of new CRH6A EMUs, fixed seat numbers have been cancelled, as well as the first class seats.^[5] The fare is 18 yuan for a ticket.

The elderly, children and disabled soldiers enjoy a 30% discount.

From 28 April 2018, there will be a discount fare for the trains on this railway.^[7]

References

^ "郑开城际铁路12月28日正式开通全程票价18元". 开封网.
^ ^a ^b ^c "郑开城际铁路延长线开工郑开同城化发展再提速".
^ "郑开城际铁路已具备联调联试条件计划年底开通". 东方今报. October 14, 2014.
^ 郑开城际铁路关了两个车站：贾鲁河站和运粮河站. henan.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-04-14.
^ ^a ^b 郑开、郑焦等城际列车预售期调整不标座号先到先得. henan.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
^ "郑开城铁票价确定全程一等座28元二等座18元". 大河网. December 25, 2014.
^ "4月28日起郑开城际票价将下调". 大河网. December 25, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines

High-speed railway lines

High-speed rail
High-speed rail by country
Commons

Africa

Morocco	Casablanca–Tangier

Asia

China	Coastal corridor* Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Hong Kong Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) Guangzhou–Hong Kong Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Kunming Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou Suifenhe–Manzhouli Beijing–Lanzhou* Qingdao–Yinchuan Lianyungang–Ürümqi Shanghai–Chengdu Shanghai–Kunming Guangzhou–Kunming
Indonesia	Whoosh HSR
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Saudi Arabia	Haramain HSR
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Line Honam HSR Line Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line Gyeonggang Line (Wonju-Gangneung) Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni-Dodam)*
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Istanbul Ankara–Sivas Polatlı–Konya Konya–Karaman*
Uzbekistan	Tashkent–Samarkand Samarkand–Bukhara

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3* HSL 4
Denmark	Copenhagen–Ringsted
Finland	Kerava-Lahti* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique LGV Perpignan–Barcelona*
Germany	Cologne–Düren* Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart* Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Nuremberg–Erfurt Rastatt–Offenburg Wendlingen–Ulm Wolfsburg–Berlin
Greece	Athens–Thessaloniki*
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Milan–Verona Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Poland	Grodzisk–Zawiercie*
Russia	Moscow–St.Petersburg* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
Spain	Atlantic Axis Madrid–Galicia Madrid–Extremadura Barcelona–Perpignan* Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Levante
Sweden	Bothnia Line
United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

United States	Northeast Corridor*

Oceania

None

South America

None

* An asterisk indicates overlap with conventional services.

Intercity, regional & suburban rail transit in China

CR S-train

Beijing	Sub-Central S2 Huairou–Miyun Tongmi
Tianjin	Jinji (S9)
Yangquan	Yangda
Lianyungang	Lianyungang Suburban
Ningbo	Yongyu (S1)
Shaoxing	Shaoxing Urban Rail
Haikou	Haikou Suburban

CRH C-train

CR Shenyang	Changhun Changbai Bai'a (BCT-WWT)
CR Beijing	Jingjin Jingxiong
CR Zhengzhou	Zhengkai Zhengjiao Zhengji
CR Shanghai	Jinshan
CR Wuhan	Wuxiao Wuxian Wuhuang
CR Chengdu	Chengguan Chengpu Guikai Guiyang Loop Line Yuwan
CR Jinan	Qingrong
CR Guangzhou	Guangzhu Zhuji Guangfozhao Guanhui Guangshen Suishen Xiashen (IOQ-OGQ) Changzhutan
CR Lanzhou	Lanzhong

Public transportation in Henan Central Plain Metropolitan Region (HA)

Zhengzhou Metro

Lines in operation	1 2 3 4 5 6 Chengjiao (Line 9) 10 12 14 Zhengxu (Line 17)
Under construction	6 (northeastern section) 7 8
Proposed	11 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 22

Luoyang Subway

Lines in operation	1 2
Proposed	3 4

Anyang Metro

Proposed	R1 R2 R3 R4

CR C-train

Lines in operation	Zhengzhou-Kaifeng Zhengzhou-Jiaozuo Zhengzhou-Xinzheng Airport
Proposed	Zhengzhou–Luoyang Zhengzhou–Xinxiang

Other CR railways

Corridors	Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) Eurasia Continental Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)
Major railways	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Kowloon Longhai Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Nanjing–Xi'an

Other urban transits

In operation	Zhengzhou BRT (B1, B2, B3, B5)

Transportation hubs

Int'l airports	Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO)
Railway stations	Zhengzhou (ZZF) Zhengzhou East (ZAF) Luoyang Longmen (LLF) Luoyang (LYF) Kaifeng (KFF) Kaifeng North (KBF) Xuchang East (XVF) Luohe West (LBN) Shangqiu (SQF) Zhumadian (ZDM) Zhumadian West (ZLN) Xinxiang (XXF) Xinxiang East (EGF) Anyang (AYF) Xinyang (XUN) Xinyang East (OYN) Nanyang (NFF)