China Breaks Ground on Wenzhou–Fuzhou HSR as Shanghai–Hangzhou Line Begins Early Works

Overview

• China Railway announced on September 29 that construction has started on the Wenzhou–Fuzhou high-speed railway and initial works for the new Shanghai–Hangzhou route.
• Wenzhou–Fuzhou spans about 303 kilometers with 11 stations and a planned five-year build, targeting completion around 2030 according to the current schedule.
• The Shanghai–Hangzhou project begins with expansion of Shanghai’s Si Tuan station and construction of the roughly 12‑kilometer JiaTong Grand Bridge in Jiaxing.
• Once built, the Wenzhou–Fuzhou link will help form a higher-standard Ningbo–Guangzhou corridor by tying into opened, under-construction, and planned coastal lines.
• Key control works include the Feiyunjiang Grand Bridge of about 14.75 kilometers on the Wenzhou–Fuzhou line, identified as a major engineering challenge.