The Zhangping–Longchuan railway (), also known as the Zhanglong railway, is a railway linking Zhangping,

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, and

Longchuan County, Guangdong Longchuan County ( postal: Lungchun; , Hakka: ''Liùngchôn'') is a county of northeastern Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the north and on the upper reaches of the Dong and Han Rivers. It is under the administration of Heyuan Ci ...

, in southeastern China. The line has a total length of and combines separately constructed railways linking Zhangping,

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 ...

, Kanshi,

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, and Longchuan.

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The Zhangping–Longchuan railway consists of the following railways: * The Zhangping–Longyan–Kanshi railway or Zhanglongkan railway (), in length, between Zhangping and Kanshi in Fujian. The Zhanglongkan railway itself consists of the Zhangping–Longyan and the Longyan–Kanshi railways. **The Zhangping–Longyan railway, also called the Zhanglong railway (), in length, was built from 1958 to 1961 as a

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off the Yingtan–Xiamen railway to transport coal from southwestern Fujian. This line should not be confused for the Zhangping–Longchuan railway, of which it is a constituent section. **The Longyan–Kanshi railway or Longkan railway (), in length, was built from 1970 to 1972, to extend the Zhangping–Longyan railway to Kanshi in

Yongding County Yongding () is a District (China), district under the jurisdiction of Longyan prefecture-level city in the southwest of Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. The district is a center for Hakka culture, including the traditional Hakka ''tulo ...

, Fujian. * The Meizhou–Kanshi railway or Meikan railway (), in length, between Meizhou, Guangdong and Kanshi, Fujian, completed in 1999 and began operation in September 2000. The Meikan railway was the first rail link between the two provinces. * The Longchuan to Meizhou section of the

Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway The Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway () is a railway in Guangdong Province, China. The electrified railway, also known as the Guangmeishan railway, is named after the three primary cities along route Guangzhou, Meizhou and Shantou, and has a ...

, in length, between Longchuan, Guangdong and Kanshi, Fujian, completed in 1995. The Zhangping–Longchuan railway, which was created with the opening of the Meizhou–Kanshi railway, shortened the rail travel distance from Fuzhou to

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by over .

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* Zhangping: Yingtan–Xiamen railway, Zhangping–Quanzhou–Xiaocuo railway *

Longyan–Xiamen railway The Longyan–Xiamen railway () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Fujian Province, China. The line, also known as the Longxia railway, is named after its two terminal cities Longyan and Xiamen, and has a total length of .

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 ...

* Longchuan:

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