Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor
The Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor (simplified Chinese: 京台高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 京台高速鐵路; pinyin: Jīngtái Gāosù Tiělù), also known as Beijing-Fuzhou high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 京福高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 京福高速鐵路; pinyin: Jīngfú Gāosù Tiělù) due to the political status of Taiwan, is a partly completed high-speed railway corridor, connecting Beijing and Taipei, in Taiwan.
Route
The line shares tracks with the following railway lines:
- Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway between Beijing and Bengbu
- Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway between Bengbu and Hefei
- Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway between Hefei and Fuzhou
- Fuzhou–Pingtan railway, between Fuzhou and Pingtan
- Pingtan–Hsinchu high-speed railway, between Pingtan and Hsinchu
Thereafter, it would cross an undersea tunnel which has been proposed by the Chinese government, which would connect Pingtan and Hsinchu. It would share tracks with the Taiwan High Speed Rail from Hsinchu to Taipei.[1]
Project planning is unilateral, undertaken without the participation of Taiwan. The Pingtan–Taipei portion of the railway headed to Taiwan is referred as "possible long-term future expansions" in construction documents of Fuzhou–Pingtan section.[2]
Parallel corridors
The Chinese government has planned the Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) passageway as a parallel railway corridor. The passageway will pass through the cities of Hengshui, Shangqiu, Hefei and Fuzhou.
References
- "重点高速铁路项目介绍-京台高速铁路 - 中投顾问|中国投资咨询网". Ocn.com.cn. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- "Taipei says thanks but no to cross-strait tunnel plan". taipeitimes.com. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2014-12-15.