Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway

Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway
Overview
Native name	合福高速铁路
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Anhui province Jiangxi province Fujian province
Termini	Hefei South Fuzhou
Stations	25
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Services	1
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai CR Nanchang
History
Opened	2015-06-28 (2015-06-28)
Technical
Line length	813 km (505 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	350 km/h (220 mph)
Maximum incline	2%
Route map km Hefei–Bengbu HSR to Bengbu South Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu HSR to Chengdu 0 Hefei South Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao 24 Changlinhe Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Shangqiu 70 Chaohu East Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Hangzhou East 105 Wuwei Tongling Yangtze River Road-railway Bridge 139 Tongling North Nanjing–Anqing ICR to Anqing 173 Nanling 195 Jingxian 237 Jingde Hangzhou–Huangshan ICR to Hangzhou East 265 Jixi North 289 Shexian North 306 Huangshan North Shanghai Group Nanchang Group Jiujiang–Quzhou railway to Jiujiang 382 Wuyuan Jiujiang–Quzhou railway to Quzhou 413 Dexing Shanghai–Kunming HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao 468 Shangrao Shanghai–Kunming HSR to Kunming South 499 Wufushan 549 Wuyishan North 583 Nanpingshi 634 Jian'ou West 687 Yanping 729 Gutian North 758 Minqing North Nanping–Fuzhou railway to Waiyang Nanchang–Fuzhou railway to Nanchang West 808 Fuzhou Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen HSR to Hangzhou East Fuzhou–Mawei railway to Mawei Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen HSR to Shenzhen North Fuzhou–Pingtan railway to Pingtan km

Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 合福高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 合福高速鐵路; pinyin: Héfú Gāosù Tiělù), is a dual-track, electrified, passenger-dedicated, high-speed rail line between Hefei and Fuzhou, the provincial capitals of Anhui and Fujian, respectively. It has a total length of 813 km (505 mi) and runs through Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian province. Construction began on April 27, 2010 and the line was opened on 28 June 2015. The total cost of the line was about ¥109.8 billion. On this line, trains can reach top speeds of 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph), reducing the travel time by rail from Hefei to Fuzhou from fourteen to four hours. The railway is part of the future Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor.

The intersection of the Hefei–Fuzhou and Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railways in Shangrao in February 2014.

Cities and towns along the route include Changlinhe, Chaohu, Wuwei, Tongling, Nanling, Jingxian, Jingde, Jixi and Huangshan in Anhui, Wuyuan and Shangrao in Jiangxi, and Wuyishan, Jian'ou, Gutian, Nanping and Minqing in Fujian.

The Hefu passenger-dedicated line (PDL) constitutes a portion of the proposed Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor, which would tunnel under the Taiwan Strait from Fuzhou to the island of Taiwan. The northern section of this project is being built as the section of the Beijing-Shanghai HSR from Beijing to Bengbu. From Bengbu, a high-speed rail spur (opened on 2012-10-16), extends to Hefei, supporting 4 hour travel time from Beijing South railway station to Hefei. The Hefu PDL would then extend the line from Hefei to Fuzhou on the western shores of the Taiwan Strait. Political differences between mainland China and Taiwan complicate plans to extend the line by tunnel to Taipei.

Route

The Hefu PDL connects the Central Plain and the southeastern coast of China. It is one of several projects that the Chinese government has undertaken to develop rail infrastructure along the western shores of the Taiwan Strait. Most of the line runs through mountainous regions, including scenic areas of Huangshan and Wuyi Mountains, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of the 339.4 km (210.9 mi) of tracks in Anhui, 81.6% will be laid on bridges and in tunnels. The longest of the line's 170 bridges and 54 tunnels will be the Tongling Yangtze River Railroad Bridge at 52.05 km (32.34 mi).

History

• July 29, 2009: The Hefei–Fuzhou railway project is approved by the State Development and Planning Commission.
• Dec. 22, 2009: Project announced by the Ministry of Railway in Zhengzhou.
• April 27, 2010: Construction began on the Hefu PDL.
• June 28, 2015: Line opened.