Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway

The Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway is a high-speed railway currently under construction in China. The Shantou-Shanwei high-speed railway runs from Shantou Station to Shanwei 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]

Shantou–Shanwei
high-speed railway
汕汕高速铁路
Overview
StatusUnder construction
TerminiShantou
Shanwei
Stations7
Service
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length161 km (100 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)

History

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 New Shantou-Shantou Railway".[1] On December 26, 2018 the groundbreaking ceremony of Shanshan High-speed Railway was held in Jieyang.[4] Construction on the undersea tunnel crossing the Shantou Harbour started in March 2020.[2]

Stations
Station Name Chinese China Railway
transfers/connections
Shantou
Shantou South
Chaonan
Huilai
Lufeng East
Lufeng South
Shanwei

References
  1. "新建汕头至汕尾铁路项目环境影响报告书受理公告 - 广东省生态环境厅公众网". gdee.gd.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. "国内首座时速350公里海底高铁隧道开工建设－国务院国有资产监督管理委员会". www.sasac.gov.cn. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "新建汕头至汕尾铁路获批_重大项目_汕头市人民政府门户网站". www.shantou.gov.cn. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "马兴瑞在揭阳出席汕头至汕尾铁路暨2018年全省重大项目集中开工活动加快重大项目建设 促进区域协调发展". www.gd.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-23.


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