Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway

Railway line in China

Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway, or Ganzhou–Shenzhen section of Beijing–Hong Kong corridor,^[1] is a high-speed railway^[2] from Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta through northeast Guangdong province to Ganzhou in Jiangxi province. It will form part of Beijing–Hong Kong corridor.^[1] The railway opened on 10 December 2021.^[1][3]

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^[4] that construction of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen HSR will start in 2015 and be completed in 2020.

Construction on the 10.24 kilometres (6.36 mi) long Longnan tunnel, the longest on the railway, began in April 2017.^[5]

Tracklaying began on 1 February 2021.^[6]

Stations

References

1. "京港高铁赣州至深圳段开通运营 南昌至深圳3小时30分可达" [Beijing-Hong Kong HSR corridor Ganzhou-Shenzhen section started operation, Nanchang to Shenzhen in 3 hours and 30 minutes].
2. "Lawmakers: speed up Jiangxi rail connection". Shenzhen Daily. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
3. "赣深高铁正式开通，广东实现"市市通高铁"！". 高铁网. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. "SZ-Jiangxi high-speed rail work to start". Shenzhen Daily. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
5. "赣深高铁全线第一长隧——龙南隧道开工建设-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
6. "赣深高铁广东段开始铺轨 预计年底通车" [The Guangdong section of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen high-speed railway is expected to open by the end of the year]. chinanews.com (in Chinese). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.