Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway 汕汕高速铁路 | |
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Overview | |
Status | Under construction |
Termini | |
Stations | 7 |
Service | |
Operator(s) | China Railway Guangzhou Group |
Technical | |
Line length | 161 km (100 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Operating speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) |
The Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway is a high-speed railway currently under construction in China. The railway runs from Shantou railway station to Shanwei railway station. It serves as a faster parallel corridor to the existing mixed passenger freight Xiamen–Shenzhen railway. The line has a total length of 162 kilometers with 7 stations. [1] It will have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) and is expected to open in 2023. [2]
A feasibility study on the line was approved in September 2018. [3] On October 17, the Environmental Protection Department of Guangdong Province approved the "Report on Environmental Impact of the Shantou-Shanwei Railway". [1] On December 26, 2018 the groundbreaking ceremony of the railway line was held in Jieyang. [4] Construction on the undersea tunnel crossing the Shantou Bay (汕头湾) started in March 2020. [2] [5]
Station Name | Chinese |
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Shantou | ||||||||||
Shantou South | ||||||||||
Chaonan | ||||||||||
Huilai | ||||||||||
Lufeng East | ||||||||||
Lufeng South | ||||||||||
Shanwei |