Zhangzhou railway station


Zhangzhou railway station is the main train station of the Zhangzhou metropolitan area in China's Fujian Province. The station is located in Hongtang Village of Longhai City, about 10 km south of downtown Zhangzhou. It is located on the common section of the Longxia Railway and the Xiashen Railway.
Railway development plans also include the construction of a 45-km-long branch line from Zhangzhou railway station eastward, across most of Longhai City, to terminate at the China Merchants Group industrial area on the southwestern shore of Xiamen Harbor, opposite Xiamen Island. The branch will be known as the Gangwei Railway, and will support trains running at speeds up to 120 km/h. Its opening is planned for 2013.

Service

Zhangzhou railway station is served by high-speed trains traveling along the coast, as well as inland, toward Longyan. A few "conventional" passenger trains, traveling from Xiamen to various points in the interior of the country, stop at Zhangzhou as well.

History

During planning and construction, the station was known as Zhangzhou South railway station, because the name "Zhangzhou Station" was used at the time by another station. The station was opened in mid-2012, along with the new Longxia Railway.

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