On the afternoon of January 26, 2021, the work conference on the construction of intercity railway projects in the seven cities of Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing was held in Guangzhou.

There are 15 intercity railway projects in the Guangzhou metropolitan area, of which 13 projects are led by Guangzhou City, with a total investment of 378.3 billion yuan. In 2021, efforts will be made to start the construction of three hub projects for the transformation of Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou East to Xintang Five and Six Lines, and Guangzhou to Guangzhou South Link.

Goal-half an hour to the central area of adjacent cities such as Foshan and Dongguan

What goals will the Guangzhou metropolitan area achieve when planning an intercity railway project?

One is to create the Greater Bay Area on the track. Further unblock Guangzhou’s external communication channels, improve the level of internal connectivity, and strive to achieve a “door-to-door” rapid direct connection between the city center of Guangzhou and the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary within one hour, and direct access to the central areas of adjacent cities such as Foshan and Dongguan in half an hour. Shenzhen, Zhongshan, and Zhuhai can be reached quickly and directly within half an hour, creating a Guangzhou metropolitan area on track.

The second is to further improve the intercity railway network in the Pearl River Delta. The newly built Guangzhou-Foshan Intercity Foshan West-Guangzhou North Section will be connected to the Guangzhou-Foshan East Ring and the Guangzhou-Foshan South Ring under construction. After completion, the Guangzhou-Foshan Ring Road will be closed-loop and networked to maximize operational benefits. The newly-built Guangqing Intercity Guangzhou Station to Guangzhou North Station section will realize direct access from Qingyuan to downtown Guangzhou, greatly shortening the time and space distance between Guangqing and Qinghai.

The third is to effectively improve the energy level of the Guangzhou Railway Hub. Promote the transformation of Guangzhou East Railway Station and the upgrading and transformation of major passenger stations such as Guangzhou Railway Station, implement the Guangzhou East to Xintang Line No. 5 or 6, Guangzhou to Guangzhou East Line 3 and 4, and Guangzhou to Guangzhou South Link, improve the traffic capacity between important passenger stations, and achieve The introduction of Guangzhou-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway, Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway, and Guangzhou-Shantou High-speed Railway into the central urban area has effectively improved the energy level of the Guangzhou railway hub.

Mode-the cities share the responsibility for capital contribution and sustainable management

In order to implement the work deployment of the province, Guangzhou City, in the spirit of "friendly consultation, mutual benefit and win-win", takes the construction of the Greater Bay Area on the track as its mission, takes the wisdom of the seven cities and the seven cities as the responsibility, and works together and works in the same direction. , Especially in a series of work such as partial optimization of online networks and integrated development of stations and cities, strengthen overall coordination and jointly promote the interconnection of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area.

The first is based on the general principle of territorial responsibility, and all cities jointly shoulder the responsibility for capital contributions. Under the new model led by Guangzhou, the province no longer contributes capital, and the cities along the route need to take up the responsibility of capital contribution and sustainable operation in their respective sectors. Follow-up can apply for special bonds, PPP, land valuation, investment, exploration and equity of central enterprises Cooperation and other modes to solve the problem of project construction capital, and focus on improving the efficiency of comprehensive land development along the line.

The second is to form a joint working group to build a consensus system framework. Establish a three-level responsibility system joint working group for the municipal government, functional departments, and enterprises, clarify the rules of procedure and coordination mechanism, and coordinate and resolve major issues at different levels. At the meeting, everyone reached a consensus, led by the General Manager of Guangzhou, and each city took turns to host the coordination meeting, under the guidance of the consensus system framework, to break geographical restrictions and work together to advance the work.

The third is to focus on the integrated development of stations and cities, and use rail transit to drive industrial development in the area. Promote synchronous planning, synchronous site selection, synchronous design and integrated construction of rail transit stations, and establish a comprehensive return model of "railway project + land development". The hub station will be transformed into an industrial agglomeration area, and the seven cities will be deployed around the entire rail transit industry chain to seek common development. Guided by population introduction and commercial cultivation, the value of land use will be enhanced, and rail transit will drive high-quality industry development in the area.

The fourth is to pay attention to intercity subway interconnection and propose local line network optimization. In order to realize the interconnection between the Greater Bay Area and the Pearl River Delta, with the goal of facilitating the transfer of the people, after in-depth research, Foshan via Guangzhou to the west end of Dongguan Intercity and Guangfo Zhao Intercity add Foshan West Branch, the southern end Increase the connection line with Guangzhou-Foshan Jiangzhu, and the east end with Shenzhen-Dongguanzeng inter-city connection to promote the operation of inter-city railway network as soon as possible.

Fifth, pay attention to the operation of inter-city public transportation and improve the efficiency of inter-city operations. With the concept of “one network, one ticket, one chain of cities”, the Guangzhou Metro Group will be promoted to undertake inter-city operations, and the traditional mode of “buying tickets first, waiting for trains, and dispatching trains according to the point” will be promoted by the Guangzhou Metro Group. Various methods such as QR code, swiping Yangchengtong, swiping face, etc. are convenient to enter the station, and change the mode of "on-the-go".

The future-add a speed of 160 kilometers per hour to list the domain express network

In addition, the key work of the Metro Group in 2021 is to build a mechanism for the construction and operation of intercity rail transit in the Greater Bay Area, strengthen connections with sister cities, and promote the interconnection of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area. "In the short term, the Greater Bay Area will show a trend of bipolar development around the Guangzhou metropolitan area and the Shenzhen metropolitan area," said the relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Metro.

The person in charge said that it will promote the rapid upgrade and transformation of rail transit in the Bay Area from the "business travel function between important nodes" to the "regional commuting function". The important difference between the two is that the latter is a daily high-frequency trip, and the convenience requirements are in line with those of the subway, while the former is not. Guangzhou proposes a metropolitan area rail plan, which will build a one-hour rail economy and commuter circle of life with Guangzhou as the center and radiate surrounding cities, and build a rapid commuter rail transit with the Shenzhen metropolitan area.

The specific measures are as follows: Firstly, to add an express network with a speed of more than 160 kilometers per hour. The first line 18 and 22 planned to open this year, and the 28 line that has entered the intercity construction plan of the Greater Bay Area are all express lines of this level. Become an intercity line in the Greater Bay Area. On the other hand, Guangzhou Metro has started to operate intercity rail. Guangqing and Guangzhou East Ring Intercity have been opened last year. It will take over the operation of Guangfo South Ring and Foguan Intercity Lines, while the West Ring of Guangzhou-Foshan Ring Road has been directly connected. Lead the construction of Guangzhou Metro.

"In the future, there will be a new development trend of'inter-city downwards, subway upwards' and'adjacent cities interconnection'." said the person in charge. The design speed of the intercity of the Pearl River Delta is usually 200 kilometers or more, and the stations are set to be less frequent and not suitable for daily commuting needs. The conventional 80 kilometers per hour subway cannot meet the needs of inter-city travel. The high-speed subway with a speed of 160 kilometers per hour and inter-city attributes will break the boundary between inter-city and subway.

At the same time, the participation of Guangzhou Metro in the construction and operation of the intercity rail will make the connection between the intercity rail and the subway smoother, and the operation mode will be closer to the high-frequency subway. Take the Guangqing Intercity operated by Guangzhou Metro as an example. The line connects to Guangzhou Metro Line 9 at Huadu Station. Since the first day of opening to traffic, mutual recognition of security checks has been realized. Intercity passengers can go directly after getting off the train without a second security check. Enter the subway. Moreover, the ride experience between the two inter-city trains is like taking the subway: Yangchengtong passes directly through the gate, and hops on as you go. There is no restriction on stopping the gate 5 minutes before the train starts, and the fastest departure is 15 minutes.

The level of interconnection between high-speed subways and intercity railways in the Guangzhou metropolitan area will be further improved. The north extension section of Metro Line 18 (Guangzhou east to Huadu Tiangui Intercity), which has already begun geological exploration, will build a connecting line at Huadu Station to connect to the Guangqing Intercity. In the future, each other will be able to operate directly by rail. Railways and high-speed subways are interconnected at the hardware level, so passengers can save even getting off and transferring.

What are the intercity railway projects in the Guangzhou metropolitan area?

Intercity railway projects in the Guangzhou metropolitan area include the Guangzhou-Foshan ring intercity Foshan west to Guangzhou north section, Guangzhou east to Huadu Tiangui intercity, Fangcun to Baiyun Airport intercity, Nansha to Zhuhai (Zhongshan) intercity, Foshan via Guangzhou to 10 projects including Dongguan Intercity, Zhongnanhu Intercity, Guangfo Jiangzhu Intercity, Zhaoshun South Intercity, Guangqing Intercity Qingyuan to Provincial Vocational Education City Section, Guangqing Intercity Guangzhou to Guangzhou North Section, etc. The construction mileage is 656 Km, with a total investment of 358.5 billion; the reconstruction of Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou East to Xintang No. 5 or 6 Line, Guangzhou to Guangzhou South Link, Guangzhou Railway Station Reconstruction, Guangzhou to Guangzhou East 3 and 4 Lines, 5 hub projects, newly built mileage 51 Kilometers and related station projects, with a total investment of 39.8 billion.

The above Guangzhou metropolitan area projects, except for the two projects from Guangqing Intercity Qingyuan to Provincial Vocational Education City and Guangqing Intercity Guangzhou to Guangzhou North Section, which will continue to be undertaken by the province, the remaining 13 projects will be led by Guangzhou City to promote the relevant preliminary Research, design, investment, construction, operation, management, etc. The 13 projects have a total mileage of 636 kilometers and a total investment of 378.3 billion yuan.

Strive to start/put into production projects in 2021

The Guangzhou-Foshan Intercity Intercity Foshan West to Guangzhou North Section, Guangzhou East to Huadu Tiangui Intercity, Fangcun Intercity to Baiyun Airport and other intercity railway projects strive to start; Nansha Port Railway, Guangzhou Railway Container Center Station, Guangshan Railway Chief The three railway engineering projects of the Gang Tie Line strive to be put into production; the three hub projects of the Guangzhou East Railway Station transformation, the Guangzhou East to Xintang Fifth and Sixth Line, and the Guangzhou to Guangzhou South Tie Line strive to start. Editor/Peng Xue