It will connect the provincial capital Guangzhou with Qingyuan.

It is a part of the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway system.

It will be built with an operating top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).

The second phase, from Huadu to Guangzhou station, is currently under construction.

After crossing the Bei River this railway will branch off to the west, serving two new stations in Qingyuan.