Fuzhou–Xiamen railway

The Fuzhou–Xiamen railway or Fuxia railway (simplified Chinese: 福厦铁路; traditional Chinese: 福廈鐵路; pinyin: Fúxià Tiělù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-ē Thih-lo̍; Foochow Romanized: Hók-â Tʰiā-le̤) is a dual-track, electrified, higher-speed rail line in eastern China. The line is named after its two terminal cities Fuzhou and Xiamen, both coastal cities in Fujian. The line has a total length of 274.9 kilometres (170.8 mi) and forms part of China's Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen passenger-dedicated railway. Construction began in 2005, and the line entered into operation on April 26, 2010.

Fuzhou-Xiamen railway
Fuzhou–Xiamen Section of the Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen railway
A CR400BF high-speed train in Putian.
Overview
Native name杭福深客运专线福厦段
福厦铁路
福厦高速铁路
Owner China Railway
Locale
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail
Heavy rail
System China Railway High-speed
Operator(s) CR Nanchang
History
OpenedApril 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)
Technical
Line length274.9 km (171 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph) (current maximum speed)
250 km/h (155 mph) (designed maximum speed)
Route map

To Hangzhou on Wenfu railway
Nanfu railway
-19 km
Fuzhou
0 km
Fuzhou South
36 km
Fuqing
to Fuzhou Container Port
Yuxi (Planned)
66 km
Hanjiang
Yongpu railway
86 km
Putian
Fengting
Hui'an West
155 km
Quanzhou
Quanzhou East
Zhangquanxiao railway
180 km
Jinjiang
Xiang'an (Planned)
226 km
Xiamen North
Xinglin
Xiamen Gaoqi
257 km
Xiamen
To Shenzhen North via Xiashen railway

The line is used for both passenger and freight operations. Trains running on the line reached top speeds of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph), although that was later reduced to 200 km/h (124 mph).

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