Beijing–Fuzhou high-speed railway explained

The Beijing–Fuzhou high-speed railway is completed high-speed rail corridor, intended to connect Beijing and Fuzhou.

Route

The line shares tracks with the following railway lines:

• Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway between Beijing and Bengbu
• Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway between Bengbu and Hefei
• Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway between Hefei and Fuzhou
• Fuzhou–Pingtan railway, between Fuzhou and Pingtan

Thereafter, it would cross an undersea tunnel which has been proposed by the Chinese government, which would connect Pingtan and Hsinchu. It would share tracks with the Taiwan High Speed Rail from Hsinchu to Taipei.^[1]

Project planning is unilateral, undertaken without the participation of Taiwan, which the People's Republic of China claims, but has never controlled. The Pingtan–Taipei portion of the railway headed to Taiwan is referred as "possible long-term future expansions" in construction documents of Fuzhou–Pingtan section.^[2]

Parallel corridors

The Chinese government has planned the Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor as a parallel railway corridor. The corridor will pass through the cities of Hengshui, Shangqiu, Hefei and Fuzhou.

Reception

The plan has been both mocked ^[3] and welcomed^[4] by different parties in Taiwan.

See also

• Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project

Notes and References

1. Web site: 重点高速铁路项目介绍-京台高速铁路 - 中投顾问|中国投资咨询网 . Ocn.com.cn . 2011-02-10 . 2012-08-19.
2. Web site: Taipei says thanks but no to cross-strait tunnel plan . taipeitimes.com . 2007-04-26 . 2014-12-15.
3. Web site: Pan . Jason . Taiwanese mock Beijing-Taipei transport link . 2 March 2021 . Taiwanese mock Beijing-Taipei transport link . The Taipei Times.
4. Web site: Thomson . Jono . 2023-09-15 . China says its ready to build rail link to Taiwan Taiwan News 2023-09-15 18:06:00 . 2023-09-27 . Taiwan News.