The Ganzhou–Shaoguan railway is a single-track electrified railway connecting Jiangxi and Guangdong Province in southeastern China. The line, also known as the Ganshao railway, is named after its two terminal cities Ganzhou and Shaoguan, and has a total length of 179 km (111 mi). Construction began in August 2009 and the line entered operation on September 30, 2014. Major cities and towns along route include Ganzhou, and Dayu County in Jiangxi and Nanxiong, Shixing and Shaoguan in Guangdong.