The Beijing-Binhai intercity railway is expected to be complete in 2019 as early preparation for the project was begun at the end of last year.

The China No 3 Railway Survey and Design Group, a specialized company based in Tianjin, released the environmental impact assessment report on the line on Tuesday, saying the link will take four years.

At a length of 171.7 km, the railway was designed to run bullet trains as one of the four east-west rails to connect cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster. It starts in Beijing’s Tongzhou district, passing the districts of Baodi, Wuqing, Beichen before terminating in Tianjin’s Binhai New Area.