en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the Zhao'an South Station Grand Bridge on the Zhangzhou-Shantou High-Speed Railway (Zhangshan HSR) completed the installation of its first 32-meter single-track prefabricated box girder, marking the project's transition to the bridge superstructure construction phase. Currently, the entire Zhangshan HSR line has entered the sea-crossing bridge girder installation stage.
Fujian Province's terrain is predominantly mountainous and hilly, accounting for over 90% of its area. Historically, transportation constraints were a major bottleneck for regional development. Since the 1990s, railway construction in Fujian has accelerated. Since 2009, railways such as the Wenzhou-Fuzhou, Fuzhou-Xiamen, Nanchang-Fuzhou, Hefei-Fuzhou, and Ganzhou-Ruijin-Longyan lines have been successively opened to traffic. In 2015, Fujian became the first province in China to achieve "high-speed rail connectivity in all cities."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, lines including the Fuzhou-Pingtan, Quzhou-Ningde, Xingguo-Quanzhou, Longyan-Longchuan, and Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railways were completed, promoting the implementation of integrated development models such as "high-speed rail + cultural tourism," "high-speed rail + industrial upgrading," and "high-speed rail + rural revitalization."
After the Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge on the Fuzhou-Pingtan Railway opened to traffic, high-speed trains now traverse amidst sea views. Leveraging the railway network, China Railway Nanchang Group Co., Ltd. has launched provincial tourist trains and short-to-medium-distance parent-child and family travel products. Since October 2023, the "Fresh Fujian" tourist train has been put into service, connecting north and south, passing through 27 major source markets in provinces including Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangxi.
Following the opening of the Fuzhou-Xiamen High-Speed Railway, demand for tours of ancient cities in southern Fujian, study tours, coastal tours, and cultural and museum tours has surged. The Zhangzhou Train Operation Depot has coordinated with local cultural and tourism departments to launch cultural tourism products such as exploring intangible cultural heritage, visiting world heritage sites, and touring the Maritime Silk Road. During last year's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, four stations—Zhangzhou, Quanzhou South, Yunxiao, and Quangang, as well as stations on the Xingguo-Quanzhou Railway—set new single-day passenger flow records.
In the past five years, Zhenghe County has received over 15.0465 million tourists, achieving a cumulative tourism revenue of 4.004 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.8%, with railway-induced passenger flow contributing over 30%.
On the industrial front, the Quzhou-Ningde Railway has transported over 4.87 million tons of cargo since its opening. The Zhangwan (Sanyu) dedicated line under Ningde North Station has facilitated the export of nearly 250,000 domestically produced small cars to overseas markets via China-Europe freight trains. It also provides logistics services for Ningde City's four leading industries: lithium battery new energy, Automobile Industry" target="_blank">new energy vehicles, stainless steel, and copper materials, with nearly one million tons of materials shipped from this line.
After the Xingguo-Quanzhou Railway opened, China-Europe freight trains depart from Quanzhou East Station, passing through Manzhouli Port directly to Moscow. This route has more than doubled transportation efficiency compared to the original sea freight method.
The Fuzhou-Xiamen High-Speed Railway is China's first sea-crossing railway designed for a speed of 350 km/h. Quanzhou South Station is located in Jinjiang City. Since the high-speed rail opened, Jinjiang has added 894 new technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, doubling their number. Since the Longyan-Longchuan High-Speed Railway opened, it has transported a total of 2.168 million passengers, achieving "county-county railway connectivity" across eight counties in western Fujian. The Xiangdong chicken industry in Xiangdong Town, Wuping County, has developed due to improved transportation, with the Xiangdong chicken population increasing by 600,000. The golden passion fruit planting area in Xiangdong Town is approximately 11,500 mu, with an expected output of 28,000 tons this year, an output value exceeding 250 million yuan, and a total industrial chain value of 950 million yuan.
Songxi County has leveraged the Quzhou-Ningde Railway to attract investment. Over the past five years, the new light textile industry chain has developed rapidly. In 2025, enterprises above designated size achieved an output value of 893 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.4%. Zhenghe County, relying on the Quzhou-Ningde Railway's high-speed trains, has joined with seven counties in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces to establish the "Fujian-Zhejiang Border Cultural Tourism Industry Development Alliance," launching four cultural tourism routes: tea and bamboo exploration, ecological wellness, red study tours, and dragon and bird discovery.
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