Langfang is a prefecture-level city of Hebei Province,and was known as Tianjin Prefecture until 1973. It was renamed Langfang Prefecture after Tianjin became a municipality and finally upgraded into a prefecture-level city in 1988. Langfang is located approximately midway between Beijing and Tianjin. At the 2020 census,the population of Langfang was 5,464,087,of whom 1,147,591 lived in the built-up area made of Guangyang and Anci districts;its total area is around 6,417.28 km2 (2,477.73 sq mi). Langfang borders Baoding to the southwest,Cangzhou to the south,Beijing to the north and Tianjin to the east. Sanhe City and Dachang Hui County are now conurbated with Beijing,so that they form part of the same built-up area. Langfang is the smallest prefecture-level city of Hebei Province by land area.
China Railway Shanghai Group,officially abbreviated as CR Shanghai or CR-Shanghai,formerly,Shanghai Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Chengdu Group,officially abbreviated as CR Chengdu or CR-Chengdu,formerly,Chengdu Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Zhengzhou Group,officially abbreviated as CR Zhengzhou or CR-Zhengzhou,formerly,Zhengzhou Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. It is in charge of the railways in Henan Province.
China Railway Jinan Group,officially abbreviated as CR Jinan or CR-Jinan,formerly,Jinan Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
The Bohai Economic Rim (BER) or Bohai Bay Economic Rim (BBER) is the economic region surrounding Tianjin (Tientsin). It also includes areas in Hebei,Liaoning and Shandong surrounding the Bohai Sea. This region has undergone major economic and infrastructural changes and is an emerging economic powerhouse of North China,rivaling both the Pearl River Delta in southern China and the Yangtze River Delta in eastern China.
The Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway,abbreviated as the Jingshan Railway or the Jingyu Railway,is a branch railway that runs from the capital city of Beijing to the Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao via Tianjin. It contains a total of 22 stations.
China Railway Wuhan Group,officially abbreviated as CR Wuhan or CR-Wuhan,formerly,Wuhan Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Nanning Group,officially abbreviated as CR Nanning or CR-Nanning,formerly,Nanning Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
The Jing-Jin-Ji cluster is an expanded urban agglomeration consisting of Beijing (Jing),Tianjin (Jin),and Hebei (Ji). It is the biggest urban agglomeration region in North China,including an economic region surrounding the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin,and along the coast of the Bohai Sea. This emerging region is rising as a northern metropolitan region rivaling the Pearl River Delta in the south and the Yangtze River Delta in the east. In 2020,it had a total population of 110 million people,comparable to that of the Philippines.
Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway is a high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Tangshan in eastern Hebei. The railway opened on 30 December 2022.
Beijing–Binhai intercity railway,formerly known as the Second Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway,is a high-speed railway connecting the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin. The western section of the railway is built as part of the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway. From Baodi railway station onwards,the railway will branch south along new trackage to Binhai West railway station in Binhai New Area of Tianjin.
China Railway Ürümqi Group,officially abbreviated as CR Ürümqi or CR-Ürümqi,also known as CR Xinjiang,formerly,Ürümqi Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Lanzhou Group,officially abbreviated as CR Lanzhou or CR-Lanzhou,formerly,Lanzhou Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway.
China Railway Hohhot Group,officially abbreviated as CR Hohhot or CR-Hohhot,formerly,Hohhot Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Shenyang Group,officially abbreviated as CR Shenyang or CR-Shenyang,formerly,Shenyang Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Harbin Group,officially abbreviated as CR Harbin or CR-Harbin,formerly,Harbin Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Kunming Group,officially abbreviated as CR Kunming or CR-Kunming,formerly,Kunming Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
China Railway Nanchang Group,officially abbreviated as CR Nanchang or CR-Nanchang,formerly,Nanchang Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
Peking–Mukden Railway was a 19th-century steam powered trunkline connecting Peking (Beijing) and Mukden through Tianjin,northeastern Hebei,and southwestern Liaoning;it was a crucial railway in North China and Northeast China.
