With about 12 kilometers in length, the Xiamen section of the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway is scheduled to open in late June, reports Strait Herald.

 

According to the related department, the Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway is currently under construction and expected to be open to traffic by the end of this year or early next year. The travel time from Xiamen to Shenzhen by train will be shortened to 3 hours from the current 11 hours by that time.

 

With 502.4 kilometers in length, the Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway which started construction on 23rd November, 2007, linking 2 special economic zones in China, Xiamen and Shenzhen upon the completion, is another important section of the coastal railway artery in China.

 

According to the latest plan, the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway will connect the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway in the north, starting from Xiamen, running though Longhai, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Yunxiao, Zhao'an and ending at Shenzhen New Railway Station. Xiamen will become the largest hub of high-speed railway in Fujian upon its completion.

 

Meanwhile, Xiamen has speeded up the reconstruction of Xiamen Railway Station on Xiamen Island to cope with the passenger surge brought by high-speed railways including the Longyan-Xiamen Railway, which is expected to be open to traffic on 30^th June.