Guangzhou–Huizhou intercity railway, also known as the Guanghui intercity railway, is a regional railway within Guangdong province, China. It runs between the cities of Guangzhou and Huizhou in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). It is part of a larger radiating intercity rail transit network, called Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway, across the PRD region, directly connecting with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway. Route length is , with an estimated construction budget of 25.3 billion RMB. The construction period was planned to take three and a half years, actual construction started in May 2009 and was completed in June 2013, but the line wasn't opened until 2016. Three stations were renovated and 14 new stations were built along the route. It was built with a design speed of . The Xiaojinkou–Changping East section started operations on 30 March 2016. The Dongguan West– section opened on 26 May 2024.
History 8 May 2009 Construction in Changping, Dongguan officially started, with an original expectation to be opened for traffic by 2013.汪洋宣布莞惠城际轨道项目开工 2012年底通车 ，大洋网报道 7 June 2013 Construction is completed and test runs are due to begin in 2014 with whole project opened by the end of 2015. 30 March 2016 Xiaojinkou–Changping East section started operations. 28 December 2017 Changping East–Daojiao started operations. 15 December 2019 Daojiao–Dongguan West started operations. 1 November 2023 Guangdong Intercity got operation license of Guanghui intercity railway. 23 January 2024 Guangdong Intercity company has taken-over the operation from China Railway Guangzhou Group. 26 May 2024 Dongguan West–Panyu started operations. 29 September 2025 Xiaojinkou–Huizhou North started operations.
Route Guanghui intercity railway is an East-West railway that starts at railway station, next to Guangzhou South railway station, in Guangzhou's Panyu District. It then goes eastward under the Pearl River through Machong and Hongmei to reach in the Hongmei area of Dongguan. This will be a major interchange with the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway and Dongguang Metro's Line 1, set to open in 2025. It then moves eastward through the Dongguan regions of Daojiao, then Nancheng, Dongcheng, Liaobu, Songshan Lake, Dalang, Changping and Xiegang. Crossing into Huizhou's Huicheng District it then passes through Lilin, Chenjiang and Huihuan before arriving at Huizhou railway station. It then veers north-west to terminate at Huizhou North railway station. Total length of the route is , in Guangzhou, in Dongguan and in Huizhou. Elevated sections of track total , with at ground level and being underground.
Stations Originally approved to build 16 stations, the Huizhou Municipal Railway Construction Investment Group Co. Ltd and the Guangzhou Railway Company agreed to build an additional station at Huizhou's West Lake.惠莞城轨惠州段全面围蔽施工 站点增至7个加设西湖站 ，今日惠州网
Station Distance Connections & transfers Location Code Name Chinese Pearl River Delta ICR Metro PYA 0.00 0.00 Panyu, Guangzhou GCA 6.56 6.56 DHA 4.21 10.77 GQA 8.35 19.12 GLA 5.48 24.60 (through service to ) MIA 9.02 33.62 Machong, Dongguan WGQ 5.36 38.98 Hongmei, Dongguan RRQ 3.97 42.95 Daojiao, Dongguan EGQ 9.90 52.85 Xiping Nancheng, Dongguan IYQ 3.43 56.28 Dongcheng, Dongguan LTQ 8.63 64.91 Liaobu, Dongguan KUQ 6.07 70.98 KOQ 5.61 76.59 Dalang, Dongguan FPQ 6.11 82.7 Changping, Dongguan FQQ 4.27 86.97 ZRQ 6.88 93.85 KPQ 5.49 99.34 Xiegang, Dongguan KBQ 7.89 107.23 Huicheng, Huizhou KKQ 11.60 118.83 KHQ 4.93 123.76 KFQ 5.09 128.85 WDQ 2.88 131.73 KZQ 3.05 134.78 NKQ 5.04 139.82 HUA 6.82 146.64
Incidents
Songshan station jerry incident A man surnamed Liu broke the construction side of the station to cut corners, but the construction company building the site pay a prescription charge of Mr. Yang Zhenggang Songshanhu report indicates that this is malicious, and communicate the results to identify after the fact.，凤凰网
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