Longyan–Xiamen railway: Difference between revisions

The '''Longyan–Xiamen railway''' ({{zh|s=龙厦铁路|t=龍廈鐵路|p=lóngxià Tiělù}}) is a [[double track|dual-track]], [[Railway electrification system|electrified]], [[high-speed rail in China|high-speed rail line]] in [[Fujian]] Province, [[China]]. The line, also known as the '''Longxia railway''', is named after its two terminal cities [[Longyan]] and [[Xiamen]], and has a total length of {{convert|171|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Linelength>{{zh icon}} [http://www.fjsen.com/zhuanti/2012-06/27/content_8693458.htm "龙厦铁路简介"] 2012-06-27</ref> Construction began on December 25, 2006,<ref>{{zh icon}}[http://www.fjsen.com/zhuanti/2009-04/25/content_87480.htm "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</ref> and the line opened for regular operation on June 29, 2012.<ref>{{zh icon}}[http://www.china-mor.gov.cn/xwzx/xwfb/201206/t20120630_32637.html 龙厦铁路开通运营] (Long[yan]-Xia[men] Railway opened for service), 2012.06.30</ref> The line can accommodate trains traveling at speeds of up to {{convert|200|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}.

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 {{coord|24|27|00|N|117|41|30|E|display=inline|region:CN-62_type:landmark}}), 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.<ref name=FZChinaNews>{{zh icon}}[http://www.fz.chinanews.com/show.aspx?id=26580&cid=251 "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] 2012-02-23</ref> The Longyan to Longhai section of the line is {{convert|111|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=Linelength/> The Longhai to Xinglin section, is {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length, and was funded as part of the [[Xiamen–Shenzhen railway]], with which the Longxia line will share track when that line opens.<ref name=Linelength/><ref name=FZChinaNews/>