Longxia Railway - Nanjing Station - P1260619

The Longyan–Xiamen railway () is a dual-track,

electrified Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. The broad meaning of the term, such as in the history of technology, economic history ...

, high-speed rail line in

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

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

Longyan Longyan (; Hakka: ''Liùng-ngàm''; Longyan dialect: ''Lengngia'') is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west. History In 736 AD, (the Tang dynasty), the prefec ...

and

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an ...

, and has a total length of ."龙厦铁路简介"
2012-06-27 Construction began on December 25, 2006, and the line opened for regular operation on June 29, 2012.
(Long anXia enRailway opened for service), 2012.06.30 The line can accommodate trains traveling at speeds of up to .

Routing

From Longyan, in southwestern Fujian, the Longxia railway runs to the southeast, crossing the Boping Mountains, and following the Western Stream to the Longhai railway station near

Zhangzhou Zhangzhou (), alternately romanized as Changchow, is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and surrounding the prefect ...

(at ), to the west of the new Zhangzhou railway station. From the Longhai station, the Longxia line runs parallel to the Yingtan–Xiamen railway to the Xinglin station on the Xiamen coast."厦深铁路推迟至明年6月底通车　龙厦铁路4月试行" FZ.Chinanews.com
2012-02-23 The Longyan to Longhai section of the line is in length. The Longhai to Xinglin section, is in length, and was funded as part of the

Xiamen–Shenzhen railway The Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, also known as the Xiashen railway, () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line connecting the major coastal cities of Xiamen in Fujian and Shenzhen in Guangdong. The line has a total length of and form ...

, with which the Longxia line will share track when that line opens. The Longyan–Xiamen railway is the first railway to enter Fujian's

Nanjing County Nanjing County () is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns: * Shancheng () - the cou ...

. The two stations within the county are "

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

" (which, however, is not particularly close to the county seat, Shancheng) and Longshan. They serve the county's eastern and northern part.

Rail connections

: Zhangping–Longchuan railway, Ganzhou–Longyan railway *

: Yingtan–Xiamen railway,

Fuzhou–Xiamen railway The Fuzhou–Xiamen railway or Fuxia railway (; Foochow Romanized: ''Hók-â Tʰiā-le̤'') is a dual-track, electrified, higher-speed rail line in eastern China. The line is named after its two terminal cities Fuzhou and Xiamen, both coastal ci ...

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