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Xiangtang–Putian railway

Railway line in China

Xiangtang–Putian railway 向莆铁路
Elevated tracks near Nanchang
Overview
Owner	China Railway
Locale	China
Service
Type	Higher-speed rail Heavy rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	China Railway Nanchang Group
Technical
Line length	548 km (341 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Route map Legend km Nanchang–Jiujiang ICRtoJiujiang Beijing–Kowloon railwaytoBeijing West Lehua 31 Lehua East Nanchang west ring railwaytoXiangtang Wanli link Agricultural U passing loop Nanchang North Beijing–Kowloon railwaytoNanchang Nanchang West depot Shanghai–Kunming HSR toKunming South 0 Nanchang West Nanchang Metro Gan River Shanghai–Kunming HSR toShanghai Hongqiao Nanchang west ring railway Nanchang–Ganzhou HSR Beijing–Kowloon railwaytoNanchang Xiangtangxi marshalling yard Xiangtangxi–Tangang railway Beijing–Kowloon railway & Xiangtangxi–Le'an railway Shanghai–Kunming railwaytoShanghai 43 Sanjiangzhen Beijing–Kowloon railwaytoChangping 66 Dagang 89 Fuzhou North Xiangtangxi–Le'an railway to Jiangbiancun 101 Fuzhou 122 Tengqiao Wubeishi tunnel (354 m) 149 Nancheng 181 Nanfeng Xicheng {future) Wuyishan tunnel (14.659 km) 230 Jianningxian North 260 Taining Baotaishan tunnel (11.534 km) 302 Jiangle Xuefengshan tunnel (17.842 km) 324 Xiamao Taojinshan tunnel (8.093 km) Yingtan–Xiamen railwaytoLongyan Nanping–Longyan railwaytoLongyan 352 Sanming North Yingtan–Xiamen railwaytoYingtan Nanping–Longyan railwaytoYanping Youxi tunnel (12.974 km) 394 Youxi Qipanshi tunnel (10.808 km) 421 Zhongxian Daiyunshan tunnel (15.623 km) 453 Zhangqing Gaogaishan tunnel (17.612 km) 489 Yongtai Qingyunshan tunnel (22.175 km) Jingguashan tunnel (14.097 km) Nanping–Fuzhou railwaytoWaiyang 538 Duwu Hanjiang North Putian grand bridge (16.994 km) Hefei–Fuzhou HSRtoHefei South 547 Fuzhou Fuzhou Metro Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway toWenzhou South Putian Fuzhou–Xiamen railwaytoXiamen km This diagram: view talk edit

Xiangtang–Putian railwayorXiangpu railway (simplified Chinese: 向莆铁路; traditional Chinese: 向莆鐵路; pinyin: xiàngpǔ tiělù), is a Class I higher-speed railwayineastern China linking Nanchang and Fúzhou (福州), the provincial capitals, respectively, of Jiangxi and Fujian Province. The line is named after Xiangtang, a township south of Nanchang, which was originally slated to serve as a terminus, and Putian, on the coast of Fujian, at which the southern branch of the Xiangpu railway terminates.^[1] The line actually begins at the Lehua East Station, a rail junction for the Beijing–Kowloon and Nanchang–Jiujiang intercity railways north of Nanchang. The line heads south to Nanchang West Railway Station and bypasses Xiangtang on its way to Fǔzhou (抚州).^[1] After entering Fujian, the line forks at Yongtai with the northern fork heading to Fúzhou (福州) and the southern fork going to Putian.^[1] The Nanchang to Yongtai section of the line plus the northern fork to Fuzhou is officially named the Nanchang–Fuzhou orChangfu railway.^[2] The southern fork is officially named the Yongtai–PutianorYongpu railway.^[2]

Including both branches, the Xiangpu has a total length of 635.9 km (395 mi) with 24 stations.^[1] Construction of the line began on October 1, 2008 and required investments of about Y51.6 billion.^[1] The line opened on September 26, 2013.^[3] The Xiangtang–Putian railway can accommodate trains running at speeds of up to 200 km/h (125 mph) and serves as a major trunkline in China's railway network. Major cities and towns along route include Nanchang, Fǔzhou (抚州), Nancheng and Nanfeng in Jiangxi and Jianning, Taining, Jiangle, Shaxian, Youxi, Yongtai, Fúzhou (福州) and Putian in Fujian.

The Xiangtang–Putian railway runs in a southeasterly direction from Nanchang to Fuzhou and Putian. The line traverses the rugged and scenic Wuyi Mountains and has several tunnels over 10 km (6.2 mi) in length.

The Xiangtan–Putian railway is not the first railway link between the Nanchang area and Fujian. It is preceded by an older line (the Yingtan to Nanping section of the Yingtan–Xiamen railway, and the Nanping–Fuzhou railway thereafter), originally constructed in the late 1950s. However, the new railway does not closely parallel the older one: instead, it follows a roughly parallel route located 40–50 km (25–31 mi) to the southwest of the older rail line, and which in many areas is much closer to the route of the G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway. This allows the new line to serve cities and counties that previously had no, or little, rail service.

The Xiangpu Line shortened rail travel times from Nanchang to Fuzhou and Xiamen from 11 and 16 hours to 3.5 and just under 5 hours.^[4] Immediately after the Xiangpu Line opened in late September 2013, regional airlines reduced plane fare from Nanchang to Xianmen by 80% to Y240 stay competitive with high-speed trains, which cost Y252.50 and Y210, respectively, for first and second class tickets.^[4] Plane tickets for Nanchang to Fuzhou routes fell by as much as 84%.^[4] Though plane travel to both cities require flight time of only 1 hour and 10 minutes, train travelers save the time of traveling to and from the airports, which in the case of Nanchang and Fuzhou are both located over 30 km (19 mi) outside the city centre.^[4]

• Nanchang: Beijing–Kowloon railway, Nanchang–Jiujiang intercity railway, Shanghai–Kunming railway
• Sha County: Yingtan–Xiamen railway
• Fuzhou: Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway, Fuzhou–Xiamen railway, Nanping–Fuzhou railway
• Putian: Fuzhou–Xiamen railway

• List of railways in China

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