Coastal corridor

The Coastal corridor is a high-speed rail corridor running along the eastern coast of China, stretching from Dalian in the north to Fangchenggang in the south and passing through the cities of Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Dongying, Weifang, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Yancheng, Nantong, Shanghai, Ningbo. Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, and Zhanjiang.^[1] The Weifang–Qingdao stretch splits into two, one directly connecting Weifang to Qingdao, the other connecting Weifang to Qingdao through Yantai. As part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, announced in 2016, this corridor is an extension of the Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen passenger railway from "Four Vertical and Four Horizontal" network.^[2] The line will comprise a mixture of high-speed railway lines, upgraded conventional rail lines and intercity railways.

Coastal corridor 沿海通道
Overview
Status	Partly operational
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Dandong Fangchenggang
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25 kV AC
Operating speed	200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

Route

Section Railway line		Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Dandong–Dalian intercity railway		ICR connecting Dandong and Dalian.	200	293	17 March 2010	17 December 2015
Dalian–Shenyang Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway (section)		HSR from Dalian to Shenyang. Part of larger rail line from Harbin to Dalian.	350	383	23 August 2007	1 December 2012[3]
Shenyang–Qinghuangdao Qinghuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway		Passenger railway connecting Qinhuangdao & Shenyang. Now part of Jingha Railway.	250	393	16 August 1999	12 October 2003
Qinghuangdao–Binhai Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway (section)		HSR from Qinhuangdao to Binhai. Part of larger rail line from Qinhuangdao to Tianjin. Binhai West to Binhai connection via Jingjin ICR.	350	223	8 November 2008	1 December 2013
Binhai–Weifang Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway (section)		Under construction HSR connecting Binhai and Weifang. Also part of Jinghu corridor east route.	350 (expected)	354	31 December 2022[4]	2026 (expected)
Weifang–Qingdao Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway (section)		HSR connecting Weifang and Qingdao, part of a larger railway line connecting Jinan and Qingdao.	350	117	11 August 2015	26 December 2018
Qingdao–Yancheng		Mixed passenger & freight railway from Qingdao, through Lianyungang, to Yancheng.	200	429	26 December 2010	26 December 2018
Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway		HSR connecting Yancheng and Nantong.	350	157	16 January 2018	29 December 2020[5]
Nantong–Ningbo Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing–Ningbo high-speed railway		Under construction HSR connecting Nantong to Ningbo.	350 (expected)	310	30 November 2022[6]	2027 (expected)
Ningbo–Guangzhou	Ningbo–Wenzhou Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou high-speed railway	Planned HSR from Ningbo to Wenzhou.	350 (expected)	307	TBA
	Wenzhou–Fuzhou high-speed railway	Planned HSR from Wenzhou to Fuzhou.		284[7]	TBA
	Fuzhou–Zhangzhou[8] high-speed railway	HSR from Fuzhou to Xiamen, with continuation connection to Zhangzhou.	350	277	15 January 2017	28 September 2023[9]
	Zhangzhou–Shantou high-speed railway	Planned HSR from Zhangzhou to Shantou.	350 (expected)	176[10]	2024 (expected)	2028 (expected)
	Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway	HSR from Shantou to Shanwei. Currently section from Shantou to Shantou South is still under construction.	350	162	26 December 2018	26 December 2023 (partially)[11][12]
	Shanwei–Guangzhou Guangzhou–Shanwei High-speed railway	HSR from Shanwei to Guangzhou. Currently section from Xintang to Guangzhou is still under planning, trains currently run through Guangshen railway.		241	5 July 2017	26 September 2023 (partially)[13][14]
Guangzhou–Zhanjiang high-speed railway		Under construction HSR connecting Guangzhou and Zhanjiang.	350 (expected)	400	30 September 2019	2024 (expected)
Zhanjiang–Hepu Hepu–Zhanjiang railway		Planned HSR connecting Zhanjiang and Hepu.	350 (expected)	137	2024 (expected)	2028 (expected)
Hepu–Qinzhou Qinzhou–Beihai high-speed railway		HSR connecting Hepu and Qinzhou.	250	67	23 June 2009	30 December 2013
Qinzhou–Fangchenggang		HSR connecting Qinzhou and Fangchenggang.	250	62	1 April 2010	30 December 2013
Fangchenggang–Dongxing		HSR connecting Fangchenggang and Dongxing.	200	47	15 March 2019	27 December 2023[15]

Parallel Old Sections

Section Railway line		Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Nantong–Anting Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway		Mixed passenger & freight railway connecting Nantong and Anting, with continuation connection to Shanghai.	200	123	1 March 2014	1 July 2020[16]
Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway		HSR connecting Shanghai & Hangzhou.	350	159	26 February 2009	26 October 2010
Hangzhou–Shenzhen	Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway	HSR from Hangzhou to Ningbo.	350	152	19 March 2009	1 July 2013
	Ningbo–Wenzhou Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway	Rapid railway from Ningbo, through Taizhou to Wenzhou.	250	279	27 October 2005	28 September 2009
	Wenzhou–Fuzhou	Railway from Wenzhou to Fuzhou.		298	26 August 2005	28 September 2009
	Fuzhou–Xiamen	Rapid railway from Fuzhou to Xiamen.		226[17]	30 September 2005[18]	26 April 2010[17]
	Xiamen–Shenzhen	Railway from Xiamen to Shenzhen.		514	23 November 2007	28 December 2013[19]
Shenzhen–Zhanjiang	Shenzhen–Jiangmen	Under construction railway from Shenzhen/Xili to Jiangmen.	250	116	2 July 2020[20]	2028 (expected)
	Jiangmen–Maoming	Railway from Jiangmen to Maoming.	200	268	28 June 2014	1 July 2018
	Maoming–Zhanjiang	Railway from Maoming to Zhanjiang.	200	103	21 March 2009	28 December 2013

Branch Sections

Section Railway line	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Weifang–Yantai Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway (section)	Under construction HSR from Weifang to Yantai.[21]	350 (expected)	236	31 October 2020[22]	2024 (expected)
Qingdao–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway (section)	ICR from Qingdao to Yantai. Part of larger ICR connecting Qingdao and Rongcheng.	250	186	10 October 2010	16 November 2016
Shenshan–Xili Shenzhen–Shanwei high-speed railway (section)	Under construction HSR from Shenshan to Xili,[21] with connection to Guangshan railway.	350 (expected)	125	4 January 2021	2025 (expected)

See also

• High-speed rail in China
• Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen passenger-dedicated railway