Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway
Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway () is a 281-kilometre high-speed rail line operated by China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shijiazhuang (the provincial capital of Hebei) that opened on 26 December 2012 after 4 years of construction. The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan. The design speed is , and the opening cut travel times between Beijing and Shijiazhuang from 2 hours to about 1 hour. This railway is the northern section of the  high-speed Jinggang line connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, but also speeds up trains between Beijing and Taiyuan, which continue on the Shitai passenger railway. References 

High-speed railway lines in China
Rail transport in Beijing
Rail transport in Hebei
Railway lines opened in 2012