The Shantou-Shanwei High-speed Railway is about to open. Starting from Shantou Station, it will pass through eight districts or counties in Shantou, Jieyang, and Shanwei, and connects to the Guangzhou-Shanwei High-Speed Railway at Shanwei Station. With a total length of 162 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the line covers seven stations: Shantou, Shantou South, Chaonan, Huilai, Lufeng East, Lufeng South, and Shanwei, with Shantou and Shanwei Stations being the original stations while the others are newly built.

The trial run this time covers the section from Shantou South Station to Shanwei Station, with a length of 143 kilometers. On December 14th, reporters from Yangcheng Evening News took the lead in experiencing the trial run on train G8428 from Shanwei Station to Shantou South Station. Departed from Shanwei Station at 11:10 a.m., the train arrived at Shantou South Station at 11:50 a.m., taking approximately 40 minutes.

According to officials from the railway department, the Shanwei-Shantou South section of the Shantou-Shanwei High-speed Railway will be connected with the Guangzhou-Shanwei High-Speed Railway, which has opened in September 2023. At that time, it will take just one hour and 40 minutes to travel from Guangzhou East Station to Shantou South Station.

The train on trial run experienced by the reporters was operated by the Fuxing intelligent EMU, whose maximum speed reached 350 kilometers per hour during the journey. It is worth mentioning that the train is able to run smoothly even at such a high speed, allowing an upside-down mineral water bottle to stand still on the window sill.

Wei Zhihong, the train conductor of Guangjiu Passenger Depot of Guangzhou Railway Group, stated that crew members from the Chaoshan region will be their priority selection to work in that section. "Considering that some elderly Chaoshan passengers may not be good at speaking Mandarin, we intentionally arranged for local crew members to work at their service."

According to Jiao Shuxian, the chief steward of the catering company at Guangzhou Railway Group, they will not only offer dishes with local flavors along the way, such as the Chaoshan-style marinated duck wings, but will also provide typical leisure food with characteristic flavors from eastern Guangdong, such as licorice preserved plums, salted orange peel, and beef jerky, for the passengers.

It is reported that the Shantou-Shanwei High-speed Railway, together with the Guangzhou-Shanwei High-Speed Railway, Zhangzhou-Shantou High-Speed Railway, Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou High-Speed Railway, Wenzhou-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway, and Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou High-Speed Railway, will constitute a southeast coastal high-speed rail corridor of China – the Ningbo-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway. Connecting 15 cities in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, it will become an important link between the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration and the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration. Once in operation, it will provide an important channel for cities along the way to better integrate into the GBA and connect with the eastern region of China.

Source: Yangcheng Evening News

汕汕高铁有多稳？跟着记者抢先体验试运行列车

汕汕高铁进入开通倒计时。汕汕高铁起自汕头站，途经汕头、揭阳、汕尾3个市8个区县，接入广州至汕尾高铁汕尾站，线路全长162公里，设计时速350公里，全线共设汕头、汕头南、潮南、惠来、陆丰东、陆丰南、汕尾7座车站，其中汕头站、汕尾站为既有车站，其余为新建车站。

本次试运行的是汕头南至汕尾段，线路长度143公里。12月14日，羊城晚报记者抢先体验了汕汕高铁汕尾至汕头南段的G8428次试运行列车，该列车11时10分从汕尾站发出，11时50分到达汕头南站，历时约40分钟。

据铁路部门相关负责人介绍，汕汕高铁汕尾至汕头南段正式开通后，将与今年9月份开通的广汕高铁联通，届时从广州东出发到汕头南站，最快仅需约1小时40分钟。

记者体验的试运行列车采用智能复兴号动车组值乘，运行过程中的最高时速达350公里。值得一提的是，哪怕是在300多公里每小时的高速下，列车运行依然非常平稳，倒着放置的矿泉水瓶也能在窗台上稳稳立住。

广铁集团广九客运段列车长魏志鸿表示，汕汕高铁开通后，将优先选派潮汕地区的乘务员值乘该路段的列车，“我们考虑到潮汕地区部分年纪大的旅客可能不会讲普通话，因此特意优先安排来自当地的乘务员值乘，以便能更好地服务这部分旅客。”

据广铁动车餐饮公司乘务长焦淑娴介绍，针对线路特点，餐饮公司除了提供潮式香卤鸭翅等具有沿途地区风味的餐食，还有甘草话梅、咸黄皮、牛肉脯等具有粤东特色的休闲食品供旅客选择。

据悉，汕汕高铁将与广汕高铁、漳汕高铁、福厦漳高铁、温福高铁、甬台温高铁共同构成国家东南沿海高铁通道的甬广高铁，途经广东、福建、浙江三省15个城市，是连接珠三角城市群和长三角城市群的重要纽带。开通运营后，将为沿线城市融入大湾区、连接华东提供了重要通道。

文｜记者 李志文
图、视频拍摄｜记者 蔡嘉鸿
视频剪辑丨记者 麦宇恒
翻译丨洪婷