The preliminary work for the high speed railway between Fuzhou and Pingtan is being carried forward, with hopes to come into operation before the National Day, Oct 1.

The high-speed trains from Fuzhou to Pintan will operate at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

The 87.7 kilometer-long railway is planned to have eight stations and will cross the Haitan Straits. The railway line starts from Fuzhou, passes Gushan, the south station of Fuzhou railway, Changle, Shouzhan, Songxia, and reaches Pingtan Island via the bridge across the Haitan Straits.

The bridge across the Haitan Straits combines the highway and railway. The bridge has two tiers, with a double-line railway on the top and a two-way highway underneath.

The dedicated railway between Hefei, Anhui province and Fuzhou, Fujian province is an important route between Beijing and Fuzhou, connecting central China and south China. With the completion of the high speed rail between Fuzhou and Pintan, which will link with the line between Hefei and Fuzhou, passengers will be able to commute to Beijing from Pingtan.

By Zhang Yuan

Edited by Tang Zhi and Emily