Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway

Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen
High-Speed Railway

Xiamen–Shenzhen Section
杭福深高速铁路厦深段

Overview

Type

High-speed rail/Heavy rail

Locale

China

Termini

Shenzhen North
Xiamen North

Operation

Owner

China Railway

Operator(s)

China Railway High-speed

Technical

Line length

502.4 km (312 mi)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Electrification

50Hz 25,000V

Operating speed

200 km/h (124 mph)

Route map

Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway

Simplified Chinese

厦深铁路

Traditional Chinese

廈深鐵路

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiàshēn Tiělù

Xiamen-Shenzhen High-speed Railway

Line length:

502.4 km (312 mi)

Track gauge:

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Maximum speed:

200 km/h (124 mph)

Legend

To Fuzhou South via Fuxia Railway

0 km

Xiamen North

-13 km

Xiamen

Qianchang

24 km

Jiaomei

To Yingtan via Yingxia Railway

42 km

Zhangzhou

To Longyan via Longxia Railway

87 km

Zhangpu

118 km

Yunxiao

150 km

Zhao'an

Guangdong / Fujian border

168 km

209 km

262 km

293 km

323 km

358 km

391 km

426 km

458 km

478 km

514 km

To Guangzhou on Guangshen'gang XRL

The Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway (simplified Chinese: 厦深铁路; traditional Chinese: 廈深鐵路; pinyin: Xiàshēn Tiělù) is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line on the southern coast of China. The line, also known as the Xiashen Railway, is named after its two terminal cities Xiamen in Fujian Province and Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, next to Hong Kong. The line has a total length of 502.4 km and forms part of China's Southeast Coast High-Speed Rail Corridor.^[1] Construction of the Xiashen Line began on November 23, 2007, and the line entered into operation on December 28, 2013.^[2]

The line is designed for trains running at top speeds of 250 kilometres per hour, and has reduced travel time between Xiamen and Shenzhen from 11 hours to 3 hours and 40 minutes.^[1]

Route

The Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway follows the rugged southern coast of China. Major cities and towns along route include Zhangzhou, Zhao'an, Raoping, the Chaoshan region (Chaozhou and Shantou), Puning, Shanwei, Huidong and Huizhou.^[1]

History

The Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway is the first railway to be built on the southern coast of China. Most high-speed rail lines in China follow the routes of older conventional railroads, but there were no railways on the southeast coast before the arrival of high-speed rail.

Historically, the southeast coastal region relied on maritime transportation, and rugged terrain made railway construction more expensive. In the first half of the 20th century, warfare and political instability delayed railway construction. During the Cold War, the southeast coast faced the threat of invasion from Republic of China on Taiwan and all railways were built inland. Only when political tensions across the Taiwan Strait eased in the late 1990s did planning of the Xiashen Line proceed.

Construction of the Xiashen Line commenced in November 2007 and the line was initially expected to open in 2011. But the anticipated completion was repeatedly delayed due to further safety reviews and inspections after the Wenzhou High-Speed rail crash. In December 2012, the anticipated opening date was pushed to October 2013.^[3] Test runs did not commence until November 2013,.^[4] The line officially opened on December 28, 2013 with trains service from Shenzhen North to Shanghai Hongqiao.^[2]^[5]

At the time of the line's opening, the price of a ticket between Xiamen and Shenzhen was Y181.50 and Y160, respectively, for first and second class seats.^[6]

Rail connections

Xiamen: Fuzhou–Xiamen Railway, Yingtan–Xiamen Railway
Zhangzhou: Longyan–Xiamen Railway
Chaoshan: Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway (Although the two railways cross, there is no track connection between them, nor a direct transfer station. A transfer between the two lines would involve a several kilometers' bus or car ride)
Shenzhen: Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway

References

1 2 3 "Xiamen-Shenzhen High-speed railway to open to traffic in 2011" 2010-04-26
1 2 厦深铁路将于12月26日开通杭州坐动车去深圳约10小时 Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. (The Xia-Shen Railway will open for service on December 26 [2013]; 10 hours travel time from Hangzhou to Shenzhen), Qingnian Shibao (青年时报), 2013-10-17
↑ "Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway expected to open in Oct, 2013" WhatsonXiamen 2012-12-02
↑ "Rail line starts trial runs" Shenzhen Daily 2013-12-02
↑ "New rail brings delta cities closer" Shenzhen Daily 2013-12-30
↑ "Tickets now available for Xiamen-Shenzhen High Speed Railway" 2013-12-26

Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway

Hangzhou–Ningbo	Hangzhou East Hangzhou South Shaoxing North Shangyu North Yuyao North Zhuangqiao Ningbo

Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou	Ningbo Ningbo East Yunlong Fenghua Ninghai Sanmenxian Linhai Taizhou Taizhou South Wenling Yandangshan Shenfang Yueqing Yongjia Wenzhou South

Wenzhou–Fuzhou	Wenzhou South Rui'an Pingyang Cangnan Fuding Taimushan Xiapu Fu'an Ningde Luoyuan Lianjiang Mawei Fuzhou South

Fuzhou–Xiamen	Fuzhou South Fuqing Yuxi^R Hanjiang Putian Fengting Hui'an West^R Quanzhou Jinjiang Xiang'an Xiamen North Xinglin Xiamen Gaoqi Xiamen

Xiamen–Shenzhen	Xiamen North Qianchang Jiaomei Zhangzhou Zhangpu Yunxiao Zhao'an Raoping Chaoshan Chaoyang Puning Kuitan Lufeng Shanwei Houmen Huidong Huizhou South Shenzhen Pingshan Shenzhen North

High-speed rail in China

Maglev

Shanghai Maglev Train

Conventional high-speed railways (list)

National 8 × 8 Corridors	North–south Coastal Beijing-Shanghai Beijing-Hong Kong (Taipei) Beijing-Harbin, Beijing-Hong Kong (Macau) Hohhot-Nanning Beijing-Kunming Baotou (Yinchuan)-Hainan Lanzhou (Xining)-Guangzhou East–west Suifenhe-Manzhouli Beijing-Lanzhou Qingdao-Yinchuan Europe-Asia Yangtze River Shanghai-Kunming Xiamen-Chongqing Guangzhou-Kunming

National 4 × 4 Corridors (defunct)	North–south Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen East–west Shanghai–Kunming Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu Qingdao–Taiyuan Xuzhou–Lanzhou

Long-distance major corridors	Chengdu–Guangzhou Chongqing–Guizhou Chongqing–Lanzhou Datong–Xi'an Hengyang–Liuzhou Hefei–Fuzhou Lanzhou–Urumqi Nanchang–Shenzhen Nanning-Kunming Nanning–Guangzhou Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Tianjin–Qinhuangdao Xi'an–Chengdu Xi'an–Chongqing

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tianjin Beijing–Tangshan Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Changchun–Jilin Dandong–Dalian Beijing–Zhangjiakou Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Liuzhou–Nanning Jilin–Hunchun Nanjing–Anqing Nanchang–Jiujiang Shenzhen–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohot

Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai New Area 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guiyang-Kaiyang Hainan Eastern Ring Hainan Western Ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xuchang

Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hunan–Guangxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Lianyungang–Lanzhou Nanjing–Qidong Shanghai–Kunming Wuchang–Jiujiang Hankou–Danjiangkou Hangzhou–Ningbo

Rolling stock	Blue Arrow China Star CIT Trains CRH1 CRH2 CRH3 CRH5 CRH6 CRH380A SJ 2000 Zefiro 380 China Standardized EMU

Italics – under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A- – section under construction or currently not operational
§ – in/related to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
(Place A-Place B) – share tracks with other lines

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Beijing–Tianjin–Binhai Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Suining–Chengdu* Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Urumqi Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Chengdu–Dujiangyan Shanghai–Nanjing Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Changchun–Jilin Hainan Eastern Ring Guangzhou–Zhuhai Beijing–Shanghai Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Panjin–Yingkou Hengyang–Liuzhou Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanning–Qinzhou* Qinzhou–Fangchenggang* Qinzhou–Beihai* Taiyuan–Xi'an Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Huangshi Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Guiyang–Guangzhou Nanning–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Shenyang–Dandong Jilin–Hunchun Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Nanjing–Anqing Nanning–Kunming

Japan	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen

South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR

Taiwan	Taipei–Kaohsiung

Turkey	Ankara-Pendik Ankara–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4

France	LGV Sud-Est LGV Atlantique LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Nord LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Est Perpignan-Barcelona LGV Rhin-Rhône

Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle

Italy	Turin–Milan Milan–Bologna Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Rome–Naples Naples–Salerno

Netherlands	HSL-Zuid

Norway	Gardermoen Line

Spain	Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–Seville Madrid–Malaga Madrid– Leon Madrid–Toledo Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Valencia/Alicante

United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

South America

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Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway

Route

History

Rail connections

See also

References