Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway

Shantou–Shanwei
high-speed railway
汕汕高速铁路
Overview
StatusOperational (Shanwei to Shantou South) Under construction (Shantou South to Shantou)
Termini
Stations7
Service
Operator(s)China Railway Guangzhou Group
Technical
Line length161 km (100 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed350 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 has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph)[2] and the section between Shanwei and Shantou South railway station was completed on 26 December 2023.[3]

History

A feasibility study on the line was approved in September 2018.[4] 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.[5] Construction on the undersea tunnel crossing the Shantou Bay (汕头湾) started in March 2020.[2][6]

Stations

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ 吴绪山 (2023-12-26). 吴诗敏 (ed.). "汕头⇋深圳更快了！这段高铁今日通车！". 深圳特区报 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26 – via 微信公众平台.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Giant tunnel borer set for Shantou Bay project". 2021-04-19.
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