The Ganzhou–Shaoguan railway () is a single-track

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Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

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. The line, also known as the Ganshao railway, is named after its two terminal cities

Ganzhou Ganzhou (), alternately romanized as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, and Hunan to the west. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong District. Hist ...

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Shaoguan Shaoguan (; Hakka: Seukoan) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province (Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch H ...

, and has a total length of ."赣州至韶关铁路开通运营" 《人民网》
2014-09-29 Construction began in August 2009 and the line entered operation on September 30, 2014. Major cities and towns along route include Ganzhou, Nankang, and

Dayu County Dayu () is a county in the west of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, in the southwest of Jiangxi Province, bordering Guangdong Province to the south. It is known for The Capital of Tungsten. Statistics Dayu has an area of . Total population i ...

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Nanxiong Nanxiong (), historically Namyung, Namhung, and Nanhsiung, is a county-level city of northern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the north, east and southeast. It is under the administration of Guangdong Gua ...

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. The line connects the Beijing–Guangzhou and

Beijing–Kowloon railway The Beijing–Kowloon railway, also known as the Jingjiu railway () is a railway connecting Beijing West railway station in Beijing to Shenzhen railway station in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is connected with Hong Kong's East Rail across ...

s and has reduced travel time by rail from Guangzhou to Nanchang by three hours."韶关铁路建设：老区振兴发展的红色铁路线" 《韶关日报》
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Ganzhou–Longyan railway The Ganzhou–Longyan railway or Ganlong railway () is a railway connecting Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces, in southeastern China. The line is named after its two terminal cities Ganzhou and Longyan, and has a total length of . Construction bega ...

: Beijing–Guangzhou railway,

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