The Fuzhou–Pingtan railway is a railway line in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It opened on 26 December 2020. The railway is the first to serve

Pingtan Island Pingtan Island or Haitan Island is an island of Fuzhou off the east coast of mainland Asia in Pingtan County, Fujian Province, China (PRC), south of the complex estuary of the Min River. It is the largest island in Fujian and the fifth-largest ...

, which it accesses via the

Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge Pingtan may refer to: * Suzhou pingtan (), a variety of traditional Chinese storytelling Places in China * Pingtan County (), Fuzhou, Fujian * Pingtan Island (), main island of Pingtan County, Fuzhou * Pingtan Township (), Tongdao Dong Autonomo ...

. It is part of Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor.

History

Construction began on 31 October 2013.

Stations

The line has the following stations: *

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

* Fuzhou South *

Changle (, Foochow Romanized: Diòng-lŏ̤h) is one of 6 District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian, Fujian Province, China. It occupies a land area of and a sea area of . Changle was established i ...

* Changle East * Changle South * Pingtan

References

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