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The Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway is a high-speed railway currently under construction in China. The railway runs from Shantou railway station to Shanwei railway station. It serves as a faster parallel corridor to the existing mixed passenger freight Xiamen–Shenzhen railway. The line has a total length of 162 kilometers with 7 stations.[1] It has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph)[2] and the section between Shanwei and Shantou South railway station was completed on 26 December 2023.[3]
| Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway 汕汕高速铁路 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational (Shanwei to Shantou South) Under construction (Shantou South to Shantou) |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 7 |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | China Railway Guangzhou Group |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 161 km (100 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) |
A feasibility study on the line was approved in September 2018.[4] On October 17, the Environmental Protection Department of Guangdong Province approved the "Report on Environmental Impact of the Shantou-Shanwei Railway".[1] On December 26, 2018 the groundbreaking ceremony of the railway line was held in Jieyang.[5] Construction on the undersea tunnel crossing the Shantou Bay (汕头湾) started in March 2020.[2][6]
| Station Name | Chinese | China Railway transfers/connections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shantou | ||||||||||
| Shantou South | ||||||||||
| Chaonan | ||||||||||
| Huilai | ||||||||||
| Lufeng East | ||||||||||
| Lufeng South | ||||||||||
| Shanwei | ||||||||||
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