Ganzhou–Longyan railway

The Ganzhou–Longyan railway passes through mountainous terrain in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian and connects Ganzhou, on the Beijing–Kowloon railway, with Longyan, on the Longyan–Xiamen railway. The line provides southern Jiangxi with a rail outlet to the sea. The line's 148 bridges and 121 tunnels account for 35.48% of the line's total length. Much of region along route was part of the Chinese Communists' guerilla base area in the early 1930s, including Ruijin, the capital of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and Changting, another stronghold of the Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet. Decades after the Communists departed the region on the Long March and then returned with the founding of the People's Republic, the region lagged in development and remained relatively isolated. The Ganzhou–Longyan railway was designed to promote economic development and boost tourism to historical sites in the region. ==History==

A rail line connecting southern Jiangxi and Fujian was originally proposed by Sun Yat-sen and planning began in as early as 1914. The original alignment now exclusively carries freight. == Stations ==

The line has the following stations: Ganzhou, Yudu, Huichang North, Ruijin, Changting South, Guanzhaishan South, Guitianhuizhi, and Longyan. ==Rail connections==

• Ganzhou: Beijing–Kowloon railway, Ganzhou–Shaoguan railway, future Nanchang-Shenzhen high-speed railway • Longyan: Zhangping–Longchuan railway, Longyan–Xiamen railway ==See also==