Zhangping–Longchuan Railway

The Zhangping–Longchuan Railway (simplified Chinese: 漳龙铁路; traditional Chinese: 漳龍鐵路; pinyin: zhānglóng Tiělù), also known as the Zhanglong Railway, is a railway linking Zhangping, Fujian Province, and Longchuan, Guangdong Province, in southeastern China. The line has a total length of 374 km (232 mi) and combines separately constructed railways linking Zhangping, Longyan, Kanshi, Meizhou, and Longchuan.

Line description

The Zhangping–Longchuan Railway consists of the following railways:

The Zhangping–Longchuan Railway, which was created with the opening of the Meizhou-Kanshi Railway, shortened the rail travel distance from Fuzhou to Guangzhou by over 500 km (311 mi).[1]

Rail connections

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "梅坎铁路今日正式运营" (in Chinese). 30 September 2000.
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