Before discussing whether the Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway is necessary, let's take a look at the rail transit between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
New Baiguang Intercity
The Xinbaiguang Intercity Railway is nearly 78 kilometers long, with the west end connected to the Guangqing Intercity at Guangzhou North Railway Station, and the east end connected to the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity in Xintang Town, with 13 stations in the middle.
New Baiguang Intercity
Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity(广州深Intercity)
The Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity has been renamed the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity, and the structure of this line is more complex.
The initial construction of the Suishen Intercity was from Xintang to Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, and then extended from Xintang to the west to Guangzhou East Railway Station.
At present, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity from Guangzhou East Railway Station to Shenzhen Bao'an Airport has been put into operation.
The aforementioned Xinbaiguang Intercity is actually a section of the Suishen Intercity, which is an extension of the Suishen Intercity from Xintang to the north, in this sense, the Xinbaiguang Intercity is not an independent line, but only a part of the Suishen Intercity. Of course, this also depends on whether the completed section of the Suishen Intercity and the new Baiguang are connected to operation, which also depends on whether the operation rights of the Suishen Intercity will be transferred to the Guangdong Intercity.
In addition, there is also a Pazhou branch line under construction in Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity, and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity East Extension Line from Bao'an Airport to Huanggang Port is also under construction in Shenzhen.
The following figure can clearly see the route direction and branches of the Suishen Railway.
Once the Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity and the new Baiguang intercity are connected, Guangzhou North Railway Station will be directly opened to Huanggang Port, and Guangzhou East Railway Station will become a branch line like Pazhou branch line.
Let's take a look at where the Suishen intercity will pass after the breakthrough.
The Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity will pass through Guangzhou North Railway Station, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Knowledge City, Guangzhou East Center, Dongguan West, Humen, Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, Qianhai, Huanggang Port, etc. Take a look at the map:
Orbit between wide and deep
Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway
At present, the direction of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway, which Dongguan is vigorously promoting, can also be seen from the above figure.
That is to say, the currently planned Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway is still connecting Baiyun Airport and Bao'an Airport in the Greater Bay Area.
However, unlike the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen intercity that may be operated by subway in the future, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway is a high-speed railway, with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. According to everyone's experience of taking the high-speed rail, compared with the subway operation, although the high-speed rail is fast, the procedures are complicated, the early stage takes a long time, and the final speed is not obvious.
In this case, it is not of great significance to build the second high-speed railway between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, after all, there are more places connected by the Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity, and it is more convenient to take the Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity and even the ticket price is lower.
How big is the passenger flow from Baiyun Airport to Bao'an Airport? After there is the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen intercity that goes with you, how many passengers are left for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway?
Moreover, Guangzhou has planned to build the "Guangnan Liaison Line", Guangzhou Railway Station is being renovated, and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail will be introduced to Guangzhou Station and Baiyun Station, and it will be very convenient for the urban area to take the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail to Shenzhen.
In addition to the above-mentioned rail planning between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, there is also the extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 22 to Shenzhen, and Guangzhou Metro Line 28.
At present, the significance of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway is greater for Dongguan, but Dongguan City is more willing to promote the construction of this line, from the actual point of view of Guangzhou Airport and Shenzhen Airport is not very necessary, after all, there will be a good choice of Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity.
If the construction of the maglev train from Guangzhou East Railway Station to Shenzhen in the future is possible, after all, the speed of the maglev train completely throws off the existing high-speed rail, in fact, it is completely another level of transportation, but the ultra-high-speed maglev train from Guangzhou is to the east through Huangpu, Dongguan city to Shenzhen, or south through Nansha District to Shenzhen, it is really a test of Guangzhou's strategic direction.