The BeijingâÂÂQinhuangdao railway, also known as the Jingqin Line () is a branch railway which connects the capital of China, Beijing, with the coastal city of Qinhuangdao. The railway spans a total of and has a total of nine stations in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province.
The Jingqin railway was built from 1982 to 1985 with development assistance financing from Japan.
The railway passes through the following cities:
After departing the Beijing railway station, the line branches off to form the BeijingâÂÂShanhaiguan railway, a railway which ends at the Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao. Also in the urban area of Beijing, the line intersects with both BeijingâÂÂBaotou and FengtaiâÂÂShacheng railways. The line then breaks off again to form the BeijingâÂÂChengde railway to the north. The railway is also one of the three lines which comprise the BeijingâÂÂHarbin railway. The DatongâÂÂQinhuangdao Railway also intersects with the BeijingâÂÂQinhuangdao line in Beijing.
In Tianjin, the line crosses with the TianjinâÂÂJizhou railway. Then in Harbin the line intersects with the TangshanâÂÂZunhua railway before crossing over a few times with the BeijingâÂÂShanhaiguan railway. Finally, the two lines join together in Qinhuangdao to enter the Shanhaiguan District.