The fastest check-in time to the airport is 5 minutes, the fastest time to Daxing Airport from Tianjin West is 41 minutes, and the Jinxing intercity railway opens today
At 7:58 a.m., as the G8842 train departed from Tianjin West Railway Station, the railway from Tianjin to Beijing Daxing International Airport was officially opened for operation. The fastest train between Tianjin West and Daxing Airport can be reached in 41 minutes.
The Jinxing Intercity Railway starts from Tianjin West Railway Station, passes through Hongqiao District of Tianjin City, Langfang City of Hebei Province, and Daxing District of Beijing City, and connects to Daxing Airport Station. The total length of the line is 101 kilometers and the design speed is 250 kilometers per hour. After the Intercity Railway, the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, and the Beijing-Tangshan Beijing-Binzhou Intercity Railway, it is another high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Tianjin. Among them, the 47-kilometer-long east section from Shengfang to Gu'an is a newly built line, with six stations including Tianjin West Station, Shengfang Station, Anci Station, Yongqing East Station, Gu'an East Station and Daxing Airport Station.
At 8:50, the first train arrived at Daxing Airport Station. Mr. Wu, who lives in Yongqing, dragged his suitcase off the train. He would transfer to a flight to Chongqing at Daxing Airport. This time, his pace was more deliberate than before. "Today it takes 15 minutes to get from Yongqing to Daxing Airport, but it took at least 2 hours by bus before." Mr. Wu said that the Jinxing intercity railway has greatly facilitated business people like them who live in Langfang, Hebei and often travel on business.
Ms. Jiang is a Tianjin citizen who has benefited from this. "Daxing Airport has many more flight options than Tianjin. If the number of flights from Tianjin West to Daxing Airport Station increases in the future, we will be able to take flights with more suitable time or price." Ms. Jiang said.
The Jinxing Intercity Railway also provides convenience for commuters between Beijing and Tianjin. "For example, there is a lot of snow in the north during this period, and many bus lines that were originally used for commuting have been suspended. Now that the high-speed rail is open, it is convenient for me to come from Tianjin to work in Daxing, Beijing. Especially the early morning bus is just in time to catch up." A person who lives in Tianjin said the downtown passenger.
A reporter from Jiefang Daily and Shangguan News learned from the Passenger Transport Department of the Beijing Bureau that in the initial stage of operation of the Tianjin-Xing intercity railway, 8 trains will be operated every day, and the fastest distance from Tianjin West Railway Station to Daxing Airport Station is 41 minutes. After the adjustment of the train operation chart in the first quarter of 2024, up to 18 EMU trains will be scheduled to operate daily. Subsequently, the train operation plan will be further optimized and improved based on passenger flow demand.
"Seamless connection" to achieve air-rail combined transport is a major feature of Jinxing intercity railway. "In order to make it easier for passengers to carry large luggage by plane, some trains are specially designed into two rows with four seats, and additional luggage racks are added." Wei Xuehui, secretary of the Party branch of Daxing Airport Station, said.
The reporter saw at the scene that in order to facilitate passengers to transfer quickly and conveniently after arriving at the station, both Daxing Airport Station and Daxing Airport have added ground signs or staff to guide passengers.
Passengers entering the station to transfer to Beijing-Xiongan Intercity will first enter the transfer hall on the ground floor from the ground terminal area. After entering the station at the entrance of Beijing-Xiongan Intercity Daxing Airport Station on the west side, they will go through the security check and handle the ticket business through the comprehensive service center. Then wait in the waiting hall. When the train arrives, check in from the ticket gate and enter the platform level on the second underground floor to board the train.
Passengers exiting the station and transferring to the airport can exit the station separately through the two exit halls in the north and south, and enter the terminal building through the transfer hall to check in. It takes about 5 minutes to get from the platform to the check-in and check-in area. Passengers can also enter the rail transit station hall level through the transfer hall and transfer to rail transit.
Wang Qiang, deputy general manager of the aviation business department of Beijing Daxing International Airport, showed everyone the one-stop purchase of "high-speed rail tickets and air tickets" combined travel transportation products on 12306.
In addition, in order to facilitate passengers to choose air-rail combined transportation products, 12306 or the official websites/Apps of each airline have launched a one-stop combined travel transportation product for purchasing "high-speed rail tickets and air tickets". Wang Qiang, deputy general manager of the aviation business department of Beijing Daxing International Airport, revealed that Daxing Airport is working with the State Railway and relevant Tianjin departments to study and promote the plan to establish a city terminal at Tianjin West Railway Station, which will provide passengers with check-in and baggage check-in services in the future. Further improve the integrated service level of air-rail combined transport.
The Jinxing intercity railway is an important project to implement the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development strategy.
Mu Qing, chief engineer of the Jinxing Intercity Railway Project, introduced that the Jinxing Intercity Railway forms a direct intercity channel between Tianjin and Beijing Daxing Airport by connecting the Tianjin-Baoding Railway and the Beijing-Xiongan Intercity Railway. Yongqing East Station is newly built 1 km east of Qing County, which solves the problem of Yongqing County not being connected to high-speed railways and brings Yongqing County into China's high-speed railway network. In addition, based on local needs, the addition of Anci Station can radiate to Langfang High-tech Zone, thus promoting the integration of areas along the line into the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Through the Jinxing intercity connection, Tianjin West Railway Station and Tangshan Railway Station also opened EMU trains to Xiongan Station for the first time. “The operation of cross-line trains not only facilitates the travel of people along the Xiongan New Area, Tianjin, and Tangshan, but also provides new area builders with a more convenient high-speed rail transfer line to Beijing, Shanghai, and the northeast, supporting the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. "It provides more powerful high-speed rail transportation support to support the construction of Xiongan New Area." Liu Dongmei, deputy director of Xiongan New Area, hopes that with the accelerated development of Xiongan New Area, this line can continuously provide nutrition and strength for the construction of the new area.
Since the opening of my country's first high-speed Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour in August 2008, in the past 15 years, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has accelerated on the track. Several lines including the Xiongcheng Intercity Railway, the Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway, and the Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway have been put into operation. The total mileage of high-speed railways in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has increased from 118 kilometers in 2008 to 2,576 kilometers now, achieving full coverage of all prefecture-level cities in the region. . Up to now, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan area has basically formed a one-hour commute and a two-hour transportation circle between major cities.
In the next five years, the Huaixing Intercity Langxing Section, the Xiongshang High-speed Railway, the Xiongxin High-speed Railway, and the Tianjin-Weihai High-speed Railway will be opened one after another. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Association on the track will become more and more densely knitted to better support the major strategy of coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
