# Coastal corridor

The Coastal corridor is a high-speed rail corridor running along the eastern coast of China, stretching from Dalian in the north to Fangchenggang in the south and passing through the cities of Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Dongying, Weifang, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Yancheng, Nantong, Shanghai, Ningbo. Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, and Zhanjiang. The Weifang–Qingdao stretch splits into two, one directly connecting Weifang to Qingdao, the other connecting Weifang to Qingdao through Yantai. As part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, announced in 2016, this corridor is an extension of the Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen passenger railway from "Four Vertical and Four Horizontal" network. The line will comprise a mixture of high-speed railway lines, upgraded conventional rail lines and intercity railways.

## Route

| Section Railway line | Section Railway line | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
| Dandong–Dalian intercity railway | Dandong–Dalian intercity railway | ICR connecting Dandong and Dalian. | 200 | 293 | 17 March 2010 | 17 December 2015 |
| Dalian–Shenyang Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway (section) | Dalian–Shenyang Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway (section) | HSR from Dalian to Shenyang. Part of larger rail line from Harbin to Dalian. | 350 | 383 | 23 August 2007 | 1 December 2012 |
| Shenyang–Qinghuangdao Qinghuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway | Shenyang–Qinghuangdao Qinghuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway | Passenger railway connecting Qinhuangdao & Shenyang. Now part of Jingha Railway. | 250 | 393 | 16 August 1999 | 12 October 2003 |
| Qinghuangdao–Binhai Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway (section) | Qinghuangdao–Binhai Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway (section) | HSR from Qinhuangdao to Binhai. Part of larger rail line from Qinhuangdao to Tianjin. Binhai West to Binhai connection via Jingjin ICR. | 350 | 223 | 8 November 2008 | 1 December 2013 |
| Binhai–Weifang Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway (section) | Binhai–Weifang Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway (section) | Under construction HSR connecting Binhai and Weifang. Also part of Jinghu corridor east route. | 350 (expected) | 354 | 31 December 2022 | 2026 (expected) |
| Weifang–Qingdao Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway (section) | Weifang–Qingdao Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway (section) | HSR connecting Weifang and Qingdao, part of a larger railway line connecting Jinan and Qingdao. | 350 | 117 | 11 August 2015 | 26 December 2018 |
| Qingdao–Yancheng | Qingdao–Yancheng | Mixed passenger & freight railway from Qingdao, through Lianyungang, to Yancheng. | 200 | 429 | 26 December 2010 | 26 December 2018 |
| Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway | Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway | HSR connecting Yancheng and Nantong. | 350 | 157 | 16 January 2018 | 29 December 2020 |
| Nantong–Ningbo Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing–Ningbo high-speed railway | Nantong–Ningbo Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing–Ningbo high-speed railway | Under construction HSR connecting Nantong to Ningbo. | 350 (expected) | 310 | 30 November 2022 | 2027 (expected) |
| Ningbo–Guangzhou | Ningbo–Wenzhou Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou high-speed railway | Planned HSR from Ningbo to Wenzhou. | 350 (expected) | 307 | TBA | TBA |
| Ningbo–Guangzhou | Wenzhou–Fuzhou high-speed railway | Planned HSR from Wenzhou to Fuzhou. | 350 (expected) | 284 | TBA | TBA |
| Ningbo–Guangzhou | Fuzhou–Zhangzhou high-speed railway | HSR from Fuzhou to Xiamen, with continuation connection to Zhangzhou. | 350 | 277 | 15 January 2017 | 28 September 2023 |
| Ningbo–Guangzhou | Zhangzhou–Shantou high-speed railway | Planned HSR from Zhangzhou to Shantou. | 350 (expected) | 176 | 2024 (expected) | 2028 (expected) |
| Ningbo–Guangzhou | Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway | HSR from Shantou to Shanwei. Currently section from Shantou to Shantou South is still under construction. | 350 | 162 | 26 December 2018 | 26 December 2023 (partially) |
| Ningbo–Guangzhou | Shanwei–Guangzhou Guangzhou–Shanwei High-speed railway | HSR from Shanwei to Guangzhou. Currently section from Xintang to Guangzhou is still under planning, trains currently run through Guangshen railway. | 350 | 241 | 5 July 2017 | 26 September 2023 (partially) |
| Guangzhou–Zhanjiang high-speed railway | Guangzhou–Zhanjiang high-speed railway | Under construction HSR connecting Guangzhou and Zhanjiang. | 350 (expected) | 400 | 30 September 2019 | 2024 (expected) |
| Zhanjiang–Hepu Hepu–Zhanjiang railway | Zhanjiang–Hepu Hepu–Zhanjiang railway | Planned HSR connecting Zhanjiang and Hepu. | 350 (expected) | 137 | 2024 (expected) | 2028 (expected) |
| Hepu–Qinzhou Qinzhou–Beihai high-speed railway | Hepu–Qinzhou Qinzhou–Beihai high-speed railway | HSR connecting Hepu and Qinzhou. | 250 | 67 | 23 June 2009 | 30 December 2013 |
| Qinzhou–Fangchenggang | Qinzhou–Fangchenggang | HSR connecting Qinzhou and Fangchenggang. | 250 | 62 | 1 April 2010 | 30 December 2013 |
| Fangchenggang–Dongxing | Fangchenggang–Dongxing | HSR connecting Fangchenggang and Dongxing. | 200 | 47 | 15 March 2019 | 27 December 2023 |

### Parallel Old Sections

| Section Railway line | Section Railway line | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
| Nantong–Anting Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway | Nantong–Anting Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway | Mixed passenger & freight railway connecting Nantong and Anting, with continuation connection to Shanghai. | 200 | 123 | 1 March 2014 | 1 July 2020 |
| Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway | Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway | HSR connecting Shanghai & Hangzhou. | 350 | 159 | 26 February 2009 | 26 October 2010 |
| Hangzhou–Shenzhen | Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway | HSR from Hangzhou to Ningbo. | 350 | 152 | 19 March 2009 | 1 July 2013 |
| Hangzhou–Shenzhen | Ningbo–Wenzhou Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway | Rapid railway from Ningbo, through Taizhou to Wenzhou. | 250 | 279 | 27 October 2005 | 28 September 2009 |
| Hangzhou–Shenzhen | Wenzhou–Fuzhou | Railway from Wenzhou to Fuzhou. | 250 | 298 | 26 August 2005 | 28 September 2009 |
| Hangzhou–Shenzhen | Fuzhou–Xiamen | Rapid railway from Fuzhou to Xiamen. | 250 | 226 | 30 September 2005 | 26 April 2010 |
| Hangzhou–Shenzhen | Xiamen–Shenzhen | Railway from Xiamen to Shenzhen. | 250 | 514 | 23 November 2007 | 28 December 2013 |
| Shenzhen–Zhanjiang | Shenzhen–Jiangmen | Under construction railway from Shenzhen/Xili to Jiangmen. | 250 | 116 | 2 July 2020 | 2028 (expected) |
| Shenzhen–Zhanjiang | Jiangmen–Maoming | Railway from Jiangmen to Maoming. | 200 | 268 | 28 June 2014 | 1 July 2018 |
| Shenzhen–Zhanjiang | Maoming–Zhanjiang | Railway from Maoming to Zhanjiang. | 200 | 103 | 21 March 2009 | 28 December 2013 |

### Branch Sections

| Section Railway line | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
| Weifang–Yantai Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway (section) | Under construction HSR from Weifang to Yantai. | 350 (expected) | 236 | 31 October 2020 | 2024 (expected) |
| Qingdao–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway (section) | ICR from Qingdao to Yantai. Part of larger ICR connecting Qingdao and Rongcheng. | 250 | 186 | 10 October 2010 | 16 November 2016 |
| Shenshan–Xili Shenzhen–Shanwei high-speed railway (section) | Under construction HSR from Shenshan to Xili, with connection to Guangshan railway. | 350 (expected) | 125 | 4 January 2021 | 2025 (expected) |