The scenery along the Jingcheng Railway is picturesque, and it is a veritable scenic railway
The Beijing-Chengde Railway is located between Beijing and Chengde in Hebei Province.
Looking back at the construction of the Beijing-Chengcheng Railway, it can be traced back to the thirties of the last century, after the "918" incident, the Japanese invaders accelerated the pace of aggression based on the northeast and rapidly advancing the war to the whole country, so the construction of the Jingu Railway (Jinzhou to Gubeikou) became an important military agenda. Under the guise of the "Manchukuo government", the Japanese army also handed over the project to the Manchurian Railway for construction. In December 1935, the Japanese army surveyed and designed the Chenggu section (Chengde to Gubeikou) line, which officially started construction in August 1937 and opened to traffic in February 1938. In the early days, a pair of mixed trains and 5 pairs of freight trains were run between Chengde and Gubeikou, with a train speed of 25 kilometers per hour.
On August 15, 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender, the Eighth Route Army Office in Chengde was established, and the Rehe Railway Bureau was established to take over the entire Jingu line.
During the War of Liberation, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party did not hesitate to wreak havoc in order to seize control of the Jingu Railway, including demolishing sleepers, overturning locomotives, blocking tunnels, and blowing up bridges. In June 1950, the Jinzhou Railway Administration of the Ministry of Railways organized a survey of the Jingu Line and proposed to repair the seriously damaged Jingu Railway. In September 1952, the Jincheng section was basically repaired, and the Chenggu section was handed over to the newly established Chengde Iron and Steel Plant, which was ready to be repaired and used as a dedicated line.
In 1953, on the one hand, in order to strengthen the connection between the capital and the historical and cultural city of Chengde, and at the same time to develop the Shouwangfen Copper Mine and the Yingshou Yingzi Coal Mine, the state immediately decided to reroute, reconstruct and rebuild a new line on the basis of the original Chenggu Railway, and named it unified: Jingcheng Railway. The survey and design was completed in 1954, the construction started in 1955, and the construction was completed and opened to traffic in 1960. In 2020, the electrification transformation will be completed.
Beijing-Chengcheng Railway is southwest and northeast, leading from Beijing Station, passing through Tongzhou, Shunyi, Huairou and Miyun in the middle, crossing the Great Wall to Liudaohezi, and passing through Xinglong, Yingshou Yingzi Mine, Shangbancheng, and finally arriving at Chengde Station, the line is 255 kilometers long, the current standard is: National Railway first-class, double line (Miyun to Chengde section of single line), electric traction, ballasted track, automatic block (Miyun to Chengde section is semi-automatic block), design speed of 120 kilometers per hour, reserved double line and speed to 160 kilometers conditions.
There are 30 stations, mainly including: Beijing, Beijing East, Tongzhou West, Shunyi, Niulanshan, Huairou, Miyunbei, Dachengzi, Liudaohezi, Qianweitang, Yingshou Yingzi Mining Area, Yingshou Yingzi, Xiataizi, Xinzhuzi, Shangbancheng, Chengde East, Chengde.
The Beijing-Chengcheng Railway is directly or through connecting lines in Beijing, Shanghai Railway (Beijing to Shanghai), Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (Beijing to Guangzhou), Beijing-Harbin Railway (Beijing to Harbin), Beijing-Kowloon Railway (Beijing to Jiujiang), and Beijing-Yuan Railway (Beijing to Yuanping) in Beijing; in Huairou directly or through connecting lines, it is interconnected with Beijing-Tong Railway (Beijing to Tongliao) and Daqin Railway (Datong to Qinhuangdao); in Chengde, directly or through connecting lines, it is connected to Zhangtang Railway (Zhangjiakou to Tangshan), Jincheng Railway (Jinzhou to Chengde), The Chenglong Railway (Chengde to Longhua) is interconnected.
The Beijing-Chengcheng Railway passes through Yanshan Mountain, crosses the Great Wall, and is full of scenic spots, which is a veritable scenic railway. At present, the K7711 train is the only "green car" from Beijing Railway Station to Chengde Station, the whole journey takes nearly 6 hours, although there are many stops, the speed is slow, but because of the cheap ticket price (40 yuan), it is often difficult to find a ticket.