Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway
# Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway

The Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway is a high-speed railway currently under construction in China. The railway runs from Shantou railway station to Shanwei railway station. It serves as a faster parallel corridor to the existing mixed passenger freight Xiamen–Shenzhen railway. The line has a total length of 162 kilometers with 7 stations. It will have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) and is expected to open in 2023.

## History

A feasibility study on the line was approved in September 2018. On October 17, the Environmental Protection Department of Guangdong Province approved the "Report on Environmental Impact of the Shantou-Shanwei Railway". On December 26, 2018 the groundbreaking ceremony of the railway line was held in Jieyang. Construction on the undersea tunnel crossing the Shantou Bay (汕头湾) started in March 2020.

## Stations

* Station Name
* Shantou
* Shantou South
* Chaonan
* Huilai
* Lufeng East
* Lufeng South
* Shanwei
