Guangzhou–Shanwei high-speed railway (Chinese: 广汕高速铁路; pinyin: Guǎngshàn Gāosù Tiělù) is a high-speed railway line in Guangdong Province, China. It will have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).^[1] The railway will shorten the journey between Guangzhou and Shanwei to one hour by avoiding Shenzhen.^[2]

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Guangzhou–Shanwei high-speed railway 广汕高速铁路
Overview
Status	Under construction
Termini	Xintang Shanwei
Stations	8
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Guangzhou Group
History
Opened	26 September 2023[1]
Technical
Line length	206.2 km (128.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway from Guangzhou East Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway 5th and 6th line (planning) Xintang  13  / Xintang (start of line) Guangzhou–Shenzhen ICR (via Xintang South) Shenzhen Airport Huadu Xiancun Guangzhou–Shitan railway to Jiangcun / Guangzhou North Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway to Shenzhen Zengcheng Luofushan Boluo Ganzhou–Shenzhen HSR Shenzhen North Ganzhou West Huizhou South Huidong Shenshan Xiamen–Shenzhen railway from Shenzhen North Shanwei Xiamen–Shenzhen railway to Xiamen North Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway to Shantou This diagram: view talk edit

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Construction of the line began on 5 July 2017.^[3] It opened on 26 September 2023.^[1]

The services will use the Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway between Guangzhou East and Xintang. New line will be constructed with an design speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) between Xintang to Zengcheng. The rest of the line between Zengcheng to Shanwei has a design speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).^[4]