China’s first cross-sea high-speed railway has completed track-laying along its entire route.
On the morning of August 30, at the construction site of Xiamen North Station on the newly built Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway, with the smooth laying of the final set of 500-meter-long rails, China’s first high-speed railway spanning a sea—the newly built Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway—has completed track-laying and achieved full-line connectivity.
Relevant officials from China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group Co., Ltd. stated that, due to the complex marine hydrological conditions and high risk factors, there are three extremely challenging construction sites along the entire newly built Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway—namely, the Meizhou Bay, Quanzhou Bay, and Anhai Bay cross-sea bridges—where track-laying operations are being carried out. To address these challenges, the construction contractor has deployed domestically advanced dual-track laying equipment capable of simultaneously laying long rails on both the left and right tracks. This innovative approach boosts operational efficiency by 60% compared to conventional track-laying units, enabling the daily installation of approximately 6 kilometers of long rails. This significant advancement lays a solid foundation for the timely opening of the newly built Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway.
It is understood that the newly built Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway is designed for a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The mainline has a total length of 277.42 kilometers and features a total of eight stations along its route. Once the railway is completed and put into operation, Fuzhou and Xiamen will be within a “one-hour living circle,” while the Minnan “golden triangle” encompassing Xiamen, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou will establish a half-hour transportation network.
