A feasibility study on a new trunk rail line from Beijing to Guangdong province was completed last month, reported China Daily. Trains on the 2,000km-long line to Shenzhen will be capable of a top speed of 200km/hour, twice that of the existing Beijing- Guangzhou line, according to an official with Shaoguan Transportation Bureau.
The current train journey from Beijing to Guangzhou takes at least 23 hours, compared with 10 hours on the proposed new line. A new passenger express railway has been planned for a long time because existing services are unable to cope with peak demand during the busy holiday periods.