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Fuzhou–Xiamen
high-speed railway
福厦高速铁路
Fuzhou–Xiamen; high-speed railway; 福厦高速铁路
Overview
Status	Complete
Locale	Fujian Province, China
Termini	Fuzhou; Zhangzhou;
Stations	9
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Nanchang Group
History
Opened	28 September 2023
Technical
Line length	284 km (176 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Fuzhou–Xiamen railway
	Fuzhou–Pingtan railway
	Wenzhou–Fuzhou HSR
	from Wenzhou East
	Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway
	from Wenzhou South
	Longyan–Xiamen railway
	to Longyan
	Xiamen–Shenzhen railway
	to Shenzhen North
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The Fuzhou–Xiamen high-speed railway is a 277 km (172 mi) railway that runs between the cities of Fuzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou in Fujian Province, China.

History

In 2015, it was announced that a second high-speed railway line between Fuzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou would be constructed, as the existing Fuzhou–Xiamen railway was at capacity.^[2]

Construction began in 2017.^[3] The railway opened on 28 September 2023, with the inaugural bullet train, Fuxing G9801, departing from Fuzhou at 9:15 a.m. local time.^[4]^[5] Chinese state media has previously touted the railway as part of a broader regional integrated development plan with Taiwan, with potential expansion of the railway into Taiwan through what would be the world's longest undersea tunnel beneath the Taiwan Strait.^[6]^[7] These plans have been dismissed by Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council.^[6]

Route

The high-speed railway runs parallel to the existing Fuzhou–Xiamen railway which opened in 2010. Trains run at 350 km/h (220 mph), faster than the 250 km/h (160 mph) design speed of the existing railway. The expected journey time between Fuzhou and Xiamen is 55 minutes.^[2]

The project includes a new depot north of Xiamen North railway station.^[8]

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	Metro transfers/connections	Location

Fuzhou	福州	1	Jin'an District	Fuzhou
Fuzhou South	福州南	1 5	Cangshan District	Fuzhou
Fuqing West	福清西
Putian	莆田
Quangang	泉港
Quanzhou East	泉州东
Quanzhou South	泉州南
Xiamen North	厦门北	1
Zhangzhou	漳州