Xiangtang–Putian railway

Railway line in China

Xiangtang–Putian railway
向莆铁路

Elevated tracks near Nanchang

Overview

Owner

China Railway

Locale

China

Service

Type

Higher-speed rail
Heavy rail
Regional rail

Operator(s)

China Railway Nanchang Group

Technical

Line length

548 km (341 mi)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Operating speed

200 km/h (124 mph)

Route map

Legend

Nanchang–Jiujiang ICR to Jiujiang

Beijing–Kowloon railway to Beijing West

Lehua

Lehua East

Nanchang west ring railway to Xiangtang

Wanli link

Agricultural U passing loop

Nanchang North

Beijing–Kowloon railway to Nanchang

Nanchang West depot

Shanghai–Kunming HSR
to Kunming South

Nanchang West

Nanchang Metro

Gan River

Shanghai–Kunming HSR
to Shanghai Hongqiao

Nanchang west ring railway

Nanchang–Ganzhou HSR

Beijing–Kowloon railway to Nanchang

Xiangtangxi marshalling yard

Xiangtangxi–Tangang railway

Beijing–Kowloon railway
& Xiangtangxi–Le'an railway

Shanghai–Kunming railway to Shanghai

Sanjiangzhen

Beijing–Kowloon railway to Changping

Dagang

Fuzhou North

Xiangtangxi–Le'an railway
to Jiangbiancun

101

Fuzhou

122

Tengqiao

Wubeishi tunnel (354 m)

149

Nancheng

181

Nanfeng

Xicheng

{future)

Wuyishan tunnel (14.659 km)

230

Jianningxian North

260

Taining

Baotaishan tunnel (11.534 km)

302

Jiangle

Xuefengshan tunnel (17.842 km)

324

Xiamao

Taojinshan tunnel (8.093 km)

Yingtan–Xiamen railway to Longyan

Nanping–Longyan railway to Longyan

352

Sanming North

Yingtan–Xiamen railway to Yingtan

Nanping–Longyan railway to Yanping

Youxi tunnel (12.974 km)

394

Youxi

Qipanshi tunnel (10.808 km)

421

Zhongxian

Daiyunshan tunnel (15.623 km)

453

Zhangqing

Gaogaishan tunnel (17.612 km)

489

Yongtai

Qingyunshan tunnel (22.175 km)

Jingguashan tunnel (14.097 km)

Nanping–Fuzhou railway to Waiyang

538

Duwu

Hanjiang North

Putian grand bridge (16.994 km)

Hefei–Fuzhou HSR to Hefei South

547

Fuzhou

Fuzhou Metro

Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway
to Wenzhou South

Putian

Fuzhou–Xiamen railway to Xiamen

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Xiangtang–Putian railway or Xiangpu railway (simplified Chinese: 向莆铁路; traditional Chinese: 向莆鐵路; pinyin: xiàngpǔ tiělù), is a Class I higher-speed railway in eastern China linking Nanchang and Fúzhou (福州), the provincial capitals, respectively, of Jiangxi and Fujian Province. The line is named after Xiangtang, a township south of Nanchang, which was originally slated to serve as a terminus, and Putian, on the coast of Fujian, at which the southern branch of the Xiangpu railway terminates.^[1] The line actually begins at the Lehua East Station, a rail junction for the Beijing–Kowloon and Nanchang–Jiujiang intercity railways north of Nanchang. The line heads south to Nanchang West Railway Station and bypasses Xiangtang on its way to Fǔzhou (抚州).^[1] After entering Fujian, the line forks at Yongtai with the northern fork heading to Fúzhou (福州) and the southern fork going to Putian.^[1] The Nanchang to Yongtai section of the line plus the northern fork to Fuzhou is officially named the Nanchang–Fuzhou or Changfu railway.^[2] The southern fork is officially named the Yongtai–Putian or Yongpu railway.^[2]

Including both branches, the Xiangpu has a total length of 635.9 km (395 mi) with 24 stations.^[1] Construction of the line began on October 1, 2008 and required investments of about Y51.6 billion.^[1] The line opened on September 26, 2013.^[3] The Xiangtang–Putian railway can accommodate trains running at speeds of up to 200 km/h (125 mph) and serves as a major trunkline in China's railway network. Major cities and towns along route include Nanchang, Fǔzhou (抚州), Nancheng and Nanfeng in Jiangxi and Jianning, Taining, Jiangle, Shaxian, Youxi, Yongtai, Fúzhou (福州) and Putian in Fujian.

Line description

The Xiangtang–Putian railway runs in a southeasterly direction from Nanchang to Fuzhou and Putian. The line traverses the rugged and scenic Wuyi Mountains and has several tunnels over 10 km (6.2 mi) in length.

The Xiangtan–Putian railway is not the first railway link between the Nanchang area and Fujian. It is preceded by an older line (the Yingtan to Nanping section of the Yingtan–Xiamen railway, and the Nanping–Fuzhou railway thereafter), originally constructed in the late 1950s. However, the new railway does not closely parallel the older one: instead, it follows a roughly parallel route located 40–50 km (25–31 mi) to the southwest of the older rail line, and which in many areas is much closer to the route of the G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway. This allows the new line to serve cities and counties that previously had no, or little, rail service.

History

The Xiangpu Line shortened rail travel times from Nanchang to Fuzhou and Xiamen from 11 and 16 hours to 3.5 and just under 5 hours.^[4] Immediately after the Xiangpu Line opened in late September 2013, regional airlines reduced plane fare from Nanchang to Xianmen by 80% to Y240 stay competitive with high-speed trains, which cost Y252.50 and Y210, respectively, for first and second class tickets.^[4] Plane tickets for Nanchang to Fuzhou routes fell by as much as 84%.^[4] Though plane travel to both cities require flight time of only 1 hour and 10 minutes, train travelers save the time of traveling to and from the airports, which in the case of Nanchang and Fuzhou are both located over 30 km (19 mi) outside the city centre.^[4]

Rail connections

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 福建东南新闻网 (10 June 2009). "向莆铁路预计2013年通车" (in Chinese).
^ ^a ^b Xinhua (17 January 2013). "南昌铁路局：向莆铁路正式命名为昌福线、永莆线". The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
^ "中国铁建设计与参建的向莆铁路建成通车" (in Chinese). 29 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 江西日报 (11 October 2013). "向莆铁路运行通车后民航和汽运日子难过了" (in Chinese).

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Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor

Beijing–Hong Kong

Beijing–Xiong'an	Beijing West Beijing Daxing Daxing Airport Gu'an East Bazhou North Xiong'an
(Fengtai–)Xiong'an–Shangqiu (u/c)	Beijing Fengtai Shuangxin Xiong'an Renqiu West Suning East Shenzhou East Hengshui South Zaoqiang South Qinghe West Linqing East Liaocheng West Taiqian East Liangshan Yuncheng Heze East Caoxian West Shangqiu
Shangqiu–Hefei	Shangqiu East Lumiao Bozhou South Gucheng East Taihe East Fuyang West Yingshang North Fengtai South Shouxian Huainan South Shuijiahu Hefei Beicheng
Hefei–Jiujiang	New Hefei West Zhuxi Feixi Shucheng East Lujiang West Tongcheng East Tongcheng South (-Anqing-) New Anqing West Qianshan South Taihu South Susong East Huangmei South Konglong North Lushan
Jiujiang–Nanchang (u/c)	Lushan Lushan South Gongqingcheng East Changbei Airport Nanchang East
Nanchang–Ganzhou	Nanchang Henggang (Nanchang West-) Fengcheng East Zhangshu East Xingan East Xiajiang Jishui West Ji'an West Taihe Wan'anxian Xingguo West Ganxian North Ganzhou West
Ganzhou–Shenzhen	Ganzhou West Xinfeng West Longnan East Dingnan South Heping North Longchuan West Heyuan North Heyuan East Boluo North Huizhou North Zhongkai Dongguan South Guangmingcheng Shenzhen North Xili
Shenzhen–Hong Kong	see Template:Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor

Beijing–Taipei

Beijing–Hefei	same as above
Hefei–Fuzhou	Hefei Beicheng Hefei West Hefei South Changlinhe Chaohu East Wuwei Tongling North Nanling Jingxian Jingde Jixi North Shexian North Huangshan North Wuyuan Dexing Shangrao Wufushan Wuyishan North Wuyishan East Jian'ou West Nanping North Gutian North Minqing North Fuzhou
Nanchang–Fuzhou	Nanchang West Sanjiangzhen Dagang Fuzhou North Fuzhou Tengqiao Nancheng Nanfeng Xicheng Jianningxian North Taining Jiangle Xiamao Sanming North Youxi Zhongxian Changqing Yongtai Duwu Fuzhou
Yongtai–Putian	Yongtai Hanjiang North Putian
Fuzhou–Pingtan	Fuzhou Fuzhou South Changle Changle East Changle South Pingtan
Pingtan–Taipei (hypothetical)	Taiwan Strait Tunnel

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