Colonel William A. Phillips

Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway, also called the Foguan intercity railway, is an under construction regional railway within Guangdong province, China, between the cities of Foshan, via Guangzhou, to Dongguan. It forms one leg of the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway network and will provide connections with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway, Dongguan–Huizhou intercity railway and local metro systems. It will connect Panyu District, Guangzhou at the major Guangzhou South interchange, tunnelling under the Pearl River through Machong and Hongmei to Dongguan West providing connections via the Dongguan Rail Transit, the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway or the Dongguan–Huizhou intercity railway. The length of the railway is 36.681 kilometres. Although this first phase of the project is named Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway, it does not pass through the city of Foshan in any way. The second section of this railway from Panyu to Foshan West has been planned, prepared and the line is under construction as the southern section of Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway.

Overview

It is planned to use domestic CRH6 Intercity EMUs on this railway. Targeting a maximum operational speed of up to 200 km/h. According to the plans, construction was expected to start in 2014, with a construction time of about 5 years. It is expected to open in 2021.^[1]

Stations

• Share tracks with Guangfozhao & Guangfo Circular intercity railway from Panyu to Foshan West.

Station Name	Chinese	Distance km		PRD MIR (CR C-train) transfers/connections	Metro transfers/connections	Location
Dongguan West (Dongguanxi)	东莞西	0.00	0.00	GH   SS
Machong	麻涌	5.36	5.36
Guangzhou Lianhuashan	广州莲花山	9.02	14.38
Guanqiao	官桥	5.48	19.86		4
Donghuan	东环	8.35	28.21
Guangzhou Changlong	广州长隆	4.21	32.42		3   7  (via Hanxi Changlong station)
Panyu	番禺	6.56	38.98	GZ   GFZ   GFC	2   7   22  Foshan Metro  2  (via Guangzhou South railway station)
Through service via Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway to/from Foshan West
Chencun	陈村	3.92		GFZ   GFC
Beijiao West	北滘西	6.63		GFZ   GFC	Foshan Metro  Guangfo   3 (via Dongping station)
Shunde North	顺德北	5.21		GFZ   GFC	Foshan Metro  3  (via Beijiao West)
Zhangcha	张槎	9.48		GFZ   GFC
Foshan West (Foshanxi)	佛山西	11.18		GFZ   GFC

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