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The '''Fuzhou–Pingtan railway''' is a railway line currently under construction in [[China]]. As of 2018, it is expected to be complete by October 2020.<ref name="chinanews2018">{{Cite web|title=福平铁路正式进入铺轨架梁阶段 预计202010月正式车-中新网|url=http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2018/08-08/8593824.shtml|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.chinanews.com}}</ref>
The '''Fuzhou–Pingtan railway''' is a railway line currently under construction in [[China]]. It is expected to open in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=福平铁路有望底开 晋江至平潭全程1.5小时_晋江网|url=http://news.ijjnews.com/system/2020/10/19/030041860.shtml|access-date=2020-10-19|website=news.ijjnews.com}}</ref>


The railway is the first to serve [[Pingtan Island]], which it accesses via the [[Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge]]. Were the project to go ahead, the [[Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project|Taiwan to China rail link]] would use this line.<ref name="chinanews2018" />
The railway is the first to serve [[Pingtan Island]], which it accesses via the [[Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge]]. Were the project to go ahead, the [[Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project|Taiwan to China rail link]] would also use this line.<ref name="chinanews2018">{{Cite web|title=福平铁路正式进入铺轨架梁阶段 预计2020年10月正式通车-中新网|url=http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2018/08-08/8593824.shtml|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.chinanews.com}}</ref>
==History==
==History==
Construction began on 31 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=福平铁路昨日开工|url=https://weibo.com/2297995081/AgFSY71Rr?type=comment#_rnd1601677077805|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Weibo}}</ref>
Construction began on 31 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=福平铁路昨日开工|url=https://weibo.com/2297995081/AgFSY71Rr?type=comment#_rnd1601677077805|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Weibo}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:15, 19 October 2020

Fuzhou–Pingtan railway
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Technical
Line length83.43 km (52 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (Fuzhou to Fuzhou South)
200 km/h (124 mph) (Fuzhou South to Pingtan)

The Fuzhou–Pingtan railway is a railway line currently under construction in China. It is expected to open in 2020.[1]

The railway is the first to serve Pingtan Island, which it accesses via the Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge. Were the project to go ahead, the Taiwan to China rail link would also use this line.[2]

History

Construction began on 31 October 2013.[3]

Stations

The line has the following stations:

References

  1. ^ "福平铁路有望年底开通 晋江至平潭全程1.5小时_晋江新闻网". news.ijjnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ "福平铁路正式进入铺轨架梁阶段 预计2020年10月正式通车-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  3. ^ "福平铁路昨日开工". Weibo.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)