Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway

Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway
Overview
Native name	郑焦城际铁路 郑太客运专线郑州至焦作段
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Zhengzhou
Locale	Henan province
Termini	Zhengzhou Jiaozuo
Stations	7
Service
Type	Higher-speed rail
System	Central Plains MIR
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock	CRH6A
History
Opened	June 26, 2015
Technical
Line length	77.786 km (48 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Route map Jingguang railway to Guangzhou Longhai railway to Lianyungang East Zhengzhou  1   10   10  to Zhengzhouxi Railway Station  1  to New Campus of Henan University to Henan University of Technology Longhai railway to Lanzhou  5  Haitangsi Zhengzhou North Nanyangzhai Zhengzhou NW Ring railway to Tielu Dongshuangqiao Guangwu Huanghejingqu Zhengjiao Intercity Railway Yellow River Bridge Jingguang railway to Beijing West Wuzhi Xiuwu West Xinyue railway to Xinxiang Jiaozuo Xinyue railway to Yueshan This diagram: view talk edit

Zhengzhou-Jiaozuo intercity railway
Simplified Chinese	郑焦城际铁路
Traditional Chinese	鄭焦城際鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Jiāo Chéng Jì Tiělù

Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway is indicated by the light blue line

Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway, or Zhengjiao intercity railway, is regional higher-speed railway radiating out of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, linking Zhengzhou with the city of Jiaozuo. Construction was started on December 29, 2009, and was completed by April 5, 2015. Testing commenced in May 2015^[1] before being officially opened on June 26, 2015.^[2] Total journey time between the two termini is 40 minutes.^[3] It is 77.786 km (48 mi) long, of which 9.648 km (6 mi) is shared with the Beijing–Guangzhou railway and 68.138 km (42 mi) of new trackage. It was jointly funded by the Henan Provincial Government and the now defunct Ministry of Railways. The fastest trains from Zhengzhou to Jiaozuo complete the journey in 34 minutes.^[4]

At its northern terminus, Jiaozuo, some trains continue into the Taiyuan–Jiaozuo high-speed railway which opened in December 2020. Some regional trains from Jiaozuo through operate to Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport via the Zhengji ICR or to Kaifeng via the Zhengkai ICR.^[5]

Stations

Station code	Station name		Connections	Location	City
	English	Chinese
ZZF	Zhengzhou	郑州	1	Erqi	Zhengzhou
HTF	Haitangsi	海棠寺		Jinshui
NYF	Nanyangzhai	南阳寨		Huiji
HCF	Huanghejingqu	黄河景区
WIF	Wuzhi	武陟		Wuzhi	Jiaozuo
EXF	Xiuwu West	修武西		Xiuwu
JOF	Jiaozuo	焦作		Jiefang

References

1. 郑焦城际铁路5月试运营 设7个站点全长70.3公里. Dahe Daily.
2. 郑焦城铁明日开通 今天中午开始售票 首班车7时15分. Dahe Daily. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
3. 郑焦城铁明日开通 今天中午开始售票 首班车7时15分. Dahe Daily.
4. "郑焦城铁明日开通 今天中午开始售票 首班车7时15分_新闻中心_大河网". 2015-06-26. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
5. "坐城铁可直达开封". newpaper.dahe.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-07.