Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway, also known as Tianjin-Baoding Passenger Line, is a high-speed railway line connecting Tianjin with Baoding in Hebei province.
The project was jointly developed by the Ministry of Railways, Tianjin and Hebei Provincial Governments, supplying a total investment of 24 billion yuan.
Construction began in March 2010 and the original plan was to be opened to traffic in 2013,[1] however the progress of construction has experienced numerous work stoppages with completion delayed until December 28, 2015.
[2][3] Future high speed rail connections have been proposed such as a branch to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, allowing this airport to better serve the greater Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Most of the new trackage will be on an elevated viaduct, accounting for 65.4% of the line of the being on bridges.