Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway, or Ganzhou–Shenzhen section of
Beijing–Hong Kong corridor,
is a
high-speed railway from
Shenzhen and the
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region (PRD; ; pt, Delta do Rio das Pérolas (DRP)) is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Mac ...
through northeast
Guangdong province to
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 ...
in
Jiangxi province. It will form part of
Beijing–Hong Kong corridor.
The railway opened on 10 December 2021.
History
Guangdong officials listed the Ganzhou–Shenzhen HSR as a major part of the province's 2011 agenda, and Shenzhen Mayor Xu Qin called for accelerated construction of the line at the provincial legislature's annual session in 2012. Peng Jianwen, mayor of the city of
Heyuan in northwestern Guangdong, confirmed in January 2014 that construction of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen HSR will start in 2015 and be completed in 2020.
Construction on the long Longnan tunnel, the longest on the railway, began in April 2017.
Tracklaying began on 1 February 2021.
Stations
References
High-speed rail in China
Railway lines opened in 2021
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