After departing the
Beijing railway station, the line branches off to form the
Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway, a railway which ends at the
Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao. Also in the urban area of Beijing, the line intersects with both
Beijing–Baotou and
Fengtai–Shacheng railways. The line then breaks off again to form the
Beijing–Chengde railway to the north. The railway is also one of the three lines which comprise the
Beijing–Harbin railway. The
Datong–Qinhuangdao Railway also intersects with the Beijing–Qinhuangdao line in Beijing. In
Tianjin, the line crosses with the
Tianjin–Jizhou railway. Then in
Harbin the line intersects with the
Tangshan–Zunhua railway before crossing over a few times with the Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway. Finally, the two lines join together in
Qinhuangdao to enter the Shanhaiguan District. ==References==