Longyan–Xiamen railway
The Longyan–Xiamen railway (
Routing
From Longyan, in southwestern Fujian, the Longxia railway runs to the southeast, crossing the Boping Mountains, and following the Western Stream to the Longhai railway station near Zhangzhou (at 24°27′00″N 117°41′30″E / 24.45000°N 117.69167°E), to the west of the new Zhangzhou railway station. From the Longhai station, the Longxia line runs parallel to the Yingtan–Xiamen railway to the Xinglin station on the Xiamen coast.[4] The Longyan to Longhai section of the line is 111 km (69 mi) in length.[1] The Longhai to Xinglin section, is 60 km (37 mi) in length, and was funded as part of the Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, with which the Longxia line will share track when that line opens.[1][4]
The Longyan–Xiamen railway is the first railway to enter Fujian's
Rail connections
- Longyan: Zhangping–Longchuan railway, Ganzhou–Longyan railway
- Zhangzhou: Yingtan–Xiamen railway, Xiamen–Shenzhen railway
- Xiamen: Yingtan–Xiamen railway, Fuzhou–Xiamen railway, Xiamen–Shenzhen railway
See also
- List of railways in China
References
- ^ a b c (in Chinese) "龙厦铁路简介" 2012-06-27
- ^ (in Chinese)"龙厦铁路开始铺轨 明年通车后两市对开城际列车" 《闽西新闻网》 2009-04-25
- ^ (in Chinese)龙厦铁路开通运营 Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (Long[yan]-Xia[men] Railway opened for service), 2012.06.30
- ^ a b (in Chinese)"厦深铁路推迟至明年6月底通车 龙厦铁路4月试行" FZ.Chinanews.com Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine 2012-02-23