Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway explained

Shantou–Shanwei
high-speed railway
汕汕高速铁路
Status:Operational (Shanwei to Shantou South)Under construction (Shantou South to Shantou)
Stations:7
Linelength:1610NaN0
Speed:3500NaN0
Map State:collapsed

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 has a design speed of [2] and 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". 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.[6]

Stations

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Shantou
Shantou South
Chaonan
Huilai
Lufeng East
Lufeng South
Shanwei

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2021-01-23. gdee.gd.gov.cn.
  2. Web site: 20 March 2020. 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. 16 October 2020. www.sasac.gov.cn.
  3. News: 汕头⇋深圳更快了!这段高铁今日通车!. 深圳特区报. 微信公众平台. 2023-12-26. 吴绪山. 吴诗敏. 2023-12-26. 2023-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20231226092819/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/sZxOmG43zqfizEsnC1n14w. zh.
  4. Web site: 7 September 2018. 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. 16 October 2020. www.shantou.gov.cn.
  5. Web site: 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. 2021-01-23. www.gd.gov.cn.
  6. Web site: Giant tunnel borer set for Shantou Bay project. 2021-04-19.