Xiamen–Shenzhen railway

Chinese railway line

Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen
high-speed railway

Xiamen–Shenzhen Section
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Minimum radius

4,500 m (2.8 mi; 14,800 ft)

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead lines)

Operating speed

250 km/h (160 mph)

Signalling

Automatic closed block

Maximum incline

0.6%

Route map

Legend

					To Fuzhou South via Fuxia railway
				0 km	Xiamen North

				-13 km	Xiamen
					Qianchang
				24 km	Jiaomei
					To Yingtan via Yingxia railway
				42 km	Zhangzhou
					To Longyan via Longxia railway
				87 km	Zhangpu
				118 km	Yunxiao
				150 km	Zhao'an
					Guangdong / Fujian border
				168 km	Raoping
					Guangmeishan railway
				209 km	Chaoshan
					To Meizhou West via Meizhou-Chaoshan railway
					Chaoyang
				262 km	Puning
				293 km	Kuitan
				323 km	Lufeng
				358 km	Shanwei
				391 km	Houmen
				426 km	Huidong
				458 km	Huizhou South
				478 km	Shenzhen Pingshan
				514 km	Shenzhen North
					To Hong Kong on Guangshen'gang XRL

Xiamen–Shenzhen railway

Simplified Chinese

厦深铁路

Traditional Chinese

廈深鐵路

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiàshēn Tiělù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	haa⁶sam¹ tit³lou⁶
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	hā-chhim thih-lō͘

Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen HSR, Xiamen–Shenzhen section

Simplified Chinese

杭福深高速铁路厦深段

Traditional Chinese

杭福深高速鐵路廈深段

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hángfúshēn gāosù tiělù Xià-Shēn duàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	hong⁴fuk¹sam¹ gou¹cuk¹ tit³lou⁶ haa⁶sam¹ dyun⁶
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	hâng-hok-chhim ko sok thih-lō͘ hā-chhim tōaⁿ

The Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, also known as the Xiashen railway, (Chinese: 厦深铁路) is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line connecting the major coastal cities of Xiamen in Fujian and Shenzhen in Guangdong. The line has a total length of 502.4 km (312.2 mi) and forms part of China's Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen passenger-dedicated railway.^[1] Construction of the Xiashen line began on November 23, 2007, and the line entered into operation on December 28, 2013.^[2]

The line is designed for trains running at top speeds of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph), and has reduced travel time between Xiamen and Shenzhen from 11 hours to 3 hours and 40 minutes when start operation. Speed has been increased since April 10, 2021 and travel time reduced again to 2 hours and 30 minutes^[1] Currently, CR Guangzhou offers C-train services from Shenzhen North to Shenzhen Pingshan, Huizhou South and Shanwei.

Route

The Xiamen–Shenzhen railway follows the rugged southern coast of China. Major cities and towns along route include Zhangzhou, Zhao'an, Raoping, the Chaoshan region (Chaozhou and Shantou), Puning, Shanwei, Huidong and Huizhou.^[1]

The railway will be partially paralleled by the Shenzhen–Shanwei and Shanwei–Shantou high-speed railways, currently under construction.

History

The Xiamen–Shenzhen railway is the first railway to be built on the southern coast of China. Most high-speed rail lines in China follow the routes of older conventional railways, but there were no railways on the southeast coast before the arrival of high-speed rail.

Historically, the southeast coastal region relied on maritime transportation, and rugged terrain made railway construction more expensive. In the first half of the 20th century, warfare and political instability delayed railway construction. During the Cold War, the southeast coast faced the threat of invasion from Republic of China on Taiwan and all railways were built inland. Only when political tensions across the Taiwan Strait eased in the late 1990s did planning of the Xiashen Line proceed.

Construction of the Xiashen Line commenced in November 2007 and the line was initially expected to open in 2011. But the anticipated completion was repeatedly delayed due to further safety reviews and inspections after the Wenzhou High-Speed rail crash. In December 2012, the anticipated opening date was pushed to October 2013.^[3] Test runs did not commence until November 2013.^[4] The line officially opened on December 28, 2013 with trains running from Shenzhen North to Shanghai Hongqiao.^[2]^[5]

In 2017, cumulative ridership of the line exceeded 53 million passengers, with daily services increased to 101 trains in each direction.^[6]

In February 2021, it was announced that operating speeds on the line would be increased from 200 to 250 kilometres per hour (124 to 155 mph) starting on 10 April, resulting in the fastest journeys between Xiamen North and Shenzhen North being reduced to 2.5 hours.^[7]

Rail connections

Xiamen: Fuzhou–Xiamen railway, Yingtan–Xiamen railway
Zhangzhou: Longyan–Xiamen railway
Chaoshan: Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway towards Shantou railway station.
Chaoshan: Meizhou–Chaoshan railway towards Meizhou West railway station.^[8]
Shanwei: Guangzhou–Shanwei high-speed railway and Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway, both under construction.
Shenzhen Pingshan: Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway - at some point after leaving the station in the southwest direction, trains can switch to the northwest-bound direction of the GuangShen railway towards Guangzhou East station / Guangzhou station, or vice versa.
Shenzhen North: Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway and Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Xiamen-Shenzhen High-speed railway to open to traffic in 2011" 2010-04-26
^ ^a ^b 厦深铁路将于12月26日开通杭州坐动车去深圳约10小时 [The Xia-Shen Railway will open for service on December 26 [2013]; 10 hours travel time from Hangzhou to Shenzhen]. 2013-10-17. Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway expected to open in Oct, 2013" WhatsonXiamen 2012-12-02
^ "Rail line starts trial runs" Shenzhen Daily 2013-12-02
^ "New rail brings delta cities closer" Shenzhen Daily 2013-12-30
^ "厦深铁路累计发送旅客已超过5300万人次".
^ "厦深铁路大提速 4月10日起深圳北－厦门北最快2．5小时可达" [Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway speed increase from April 10, Shenzhen North - Xiamen North fastest 2.5 hours]. sznews.com (in Chinese). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ "New Meizhou-Chaoshan Railway Opens to Traffic". China Railway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

Coastal corridor

Dandong–Dalian

Dandong
Tongxing^F
Dandong West
Qianyang South^F
Donggang North
Beijingzi
Dagushan
Qingdui
Landian^F
Zhuanghe North
Zhuanghe West^F
Huayuankou
Chengzitan
Pikou
Xingshutun
Dengshahe
Guangningsi
Jinzhou
Dalian North
Nanguanling
Zhoushuizi
Shahekou
Dalian

Dalian–Shenyang(–Harbin)

see Template:Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor

Shenyang–Qinhuangdao

Qinhuangdao–Tianjin

Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai (u/c)

see Template:Second Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway

Weifang–Laixi branch	Weifang North Changyi Pingdu Laixi

(Jinan–)Weifang–Qingdao

see Template:Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor

Qingdao–Rongcheng

Qingdao North
Chengyang
Jimo North
Xiagezhuang
Laixi
Laiyang
Haiyang North
Taocun North
Yantai South
Mouping
Weihai North
Weihai
Wendeng East
Rongcheng

Yantai connection	Taocun North or Yantai South Zhifu Yantai

Qingdao–Yancheng

Qingdao North
Hongdao
Yanghekou
Jiangjiatun
Qingdao West
Huangjiaying
Dongjiakou
Liangcheng
Rizhao North
Rizhao West
Lanshan West
Ganyu North
Ganyu
Lianyungang
Haizhou
Dongji
Guanyun East
Tianlou
Xiangshuixian
Binhaigang
Funing East
Sheyang
Yancheng North
Yancheng

Yancheng–Nantong

Yancheng
Yancheng Dafeng
Dongtai
Hai'an
Rugao South
Nantong West

Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong

see Template:Second Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway

Shanghai–Hangzhou

see Template:Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway

Hangzhou–Shenzhen

Hangzhou–Ningbo	Hangzhou East Hangzhou South Shaoxing North Shaoxing East Yuyao North Zhuangqiao Ningbo
Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou	Ningbo Ningbo East Yunlong Fenghua Ninghai Sanmenxian Linhai Taizhou West Taizhou South Wenling Yandangshan Yueqing East Yueqing Wenzhou North Wenzhou South
Wenzhou–Fuzhou	Wenzhou South Rui'an Pingyang Cangnan Fuding Taimushan Xiapu Fu'an Ningde Luoyuan Lianjiang Fuzhou South
Zhanglin–Fuzhou connection	Lianjiang or Fuzhou South Zhanglin Fuzhou
Fuzhou–Xiamen	Fuzhou South Fuqing Yuxi^R Hanjiang Putian Xianyou Hui'an Quanzhou Jinjiang Xiang'an^R Xiamen North
Fuzhou–Xiamen HSR	Fuzhou South Fuqing West Putian Quangang Quanzhou East Quanzhou South Xiamen North Zhangzhou
Xinglin–Xiamen connection	Xiamen North Xinglin Xiamen Gaoqi Xiamen
Xiamen–Shenzhen	Xiamen North Qianchang^F Jiaomei Zhangzhou Zhangpu Yunxiao Zhao'an Raoping Chaoshan Chaoyang Puning Kuitan Lufeng Shanwei Houmen Huidong South Huiyang Shenzhen Pingshan Shenzhen North

Shenzhen–Zhanjiang

Xili
Shenzhen Airport East
Dongguan Binhaiwan
Nansha
Zhongshan North
Henglan
Jiangmen
Shuangshuizhen
Taishan
Kaiping South
Enping
Dahuai
Yangdong
Yangjiang
Yangxi
Mata
Dianbai
Maoming
Wuchuan
Zhanjiang West

Zhanjiang–Hepu

planned

(Beihai–)Hepu–Qinzhou

Beihai
Hepu
Wangxiangling
Nali
Qinzhou East
Qinzhou

Qinzhou–Fangchenggang

Qinzhou North
Qinzhou
Maoling South^R
Fangchenggang North
Fangchenggang

Fangchenggang–Dongxing (u/c)

Fangchenggang North
Jiangshanbandao^R
Dongxingshi

italic: stations that are under construction, ^R: reserved stations, ^F: stations that operate freight transports only

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen–Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines

High-speed railway lines

High-speed rail
High-speed rail by country
Commons

Africa

Morocco	Casablanca–Tangier

Asia

China	Coastal corridor* Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Hong Kong Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) Guangzhou–Hong Kong Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Kunming Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou Suifenhe–Manzhouli Beijing–Lanzhou* Qingdao–Yinchuan Lianyungang–Ürümqi Shanghai–Chengdu Shanghai–Kunming Guangzhou–Kunming
Indonesia	Whoosh HSR
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Saudi Arabia	Haramain HSR
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Line Honam HSR Line Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line Gyeonggang Line (Wonju-Gangneung) Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni-Dodam)*
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Istanbul Ankara–Sivas Polatlı–Konya Konya–Karaman*
Uzbekistan	Tashkent–Samarkand Samarkand–Bukhara

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3* HSL 4
Denmark	Copenhagen–Ringsted
Finland	Kerava-Lahti* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique LGV Perpignan–Barcelona*
Germany	Cologne–Düren* Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart* Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Nuremberg–Erfurt Rastatt–Offenburg Wendlingen–Ulm Wolfsburg–Berlin
Greece	Athens–Thessaloniki*
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Milan–Verona Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Poland	Grodzisk–Zawiercie*
Russia	Moscow–St.Petersburg* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
Spain	Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan* Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Levante
Sweden	Bothnia Line
United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

United States	Northeast Corridor*

Oceania

None

South America

None

* An asterisk indicates overlap with conventional services.

Public transport in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau

Dongguan

Rail Transit

Foshan

Guangzhou

Macau

Shantou

Shenzhen

Rail	Metro Shenzhen Tram Happy Line Pingshan SkyShuttle Window of the World Monorail
Air	Bao'an Airport (SZX)
Ferry	Shekou Cruise Center

Hong Kong

Rail	MTR Light Rail Tramways Peak Tram Ngong Ping 360
Air	Chek Lap Kok Airport (HKG) APM
Ferry	Central Ferry Piers China Ferry Terminal Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Skypier Kai Tak Cruise Terminal