Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway 昌福铁路

The Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway, also known as the Changfu Line, is an inter-provincial railway between Jiangxi Province and Fujian Province in China. It is the first national Class I main railway line in Fujian Province that connects the central and inland areas. During the planning and construction phase, the project was named the Xiangpu Railway. In January 2013, the section from Nanchang West Station to Fuzhou Station was officially named the Changfu Railway. Construction of the entire line of the Xiangpu Railway (the predecessor of the Changfu Railway) began on November 24, 2007; on November 29, 2012, track-laying was completed. The Changfu Railway officially commenced operations on September 26, 2013.

The Changfu Railway has a total of 11 passenger stations, from west to east: Nanchang West Station, Fuzhou Station, Nancheng Station, Nanfeng Station, Jianning County North Station, Taining Station, Jiangle Station, Sanming North Station, Youxi Station, Yongtai Station, and Fuzhou Station. There are 7 freight-only stations: Sanjiang Town Station, Dagang Station, Fuzhou North Station, Tengqiao Station, Xiamao Station, Zhongxian Station, Changqing Station, and Duwu Station, with 1 reserved station: Xicheng Station. The operation of the Changfu Railway not only promotes the development of the tourism industry in Jiangxi and Fujian provinces but also significantly reduces the spatial and temporal distance between the two provinces, shortening the journey from Nanchang to Fuzhou from the original 11 hours to 3.5 hours. This railway has also made inter-provincial travel between Fujian and Jiangxi a convenient option for nearby tourism. Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, and Hubei provinces form a “3-hour to 5-hour high-speed rail tourism circle”. Jiangxi and Fujian provinces will each form a provincial “integrated” living circle centered on their capital cities, Nanchang and Fuzhou, respectively, with main cities within the province being 1 to 2 hours away, achieving a one-day round trip across thousands of miles between Gan (Jiangxi) and Min (Fujian).

昌福铁路（Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway）简称昌福线，是中国江西省和福建省之间的省际铁路，是福建省第一条连接中部和内陆大腹地的国家Ⅰ级铁路干线；昌福铁路规划及建设时期工程名为向莆铁路，2013年1月，向莆铁路南昌西站至福州站区段正式命名为昌福铁路。2007年11月24日，向莆铁路（昌福铁路的前身）全线开工建设；2012年11月29日，向莆铁路（昌福铁路的前身）实现铺轨贯通。2013年9月26日，昌福铁路正式通车运营。 昌福铁路客运车站共有11座，自西向东分别为南昌西站、抚州站、南城站、南丰站、建宁县北站、泰宁站、将乐站、三明北站、尤溪站、永泰站、福州站，纯货运站点7个：三江镇站、大岗站、抚州北站、腾桥站、夏茂站、中仙站、长庆站、杜坞站，预留站点1个：西城站。昌福铁路通车运营不仅能够带动江西、福建两省旅游产业的发展，也大大缩短了赣闽两省的时空距离，拉近了南昌至福州的车程，原来的11小时缩短至3.5个小时。这条铁路也让跨闽赣跨省游成了周边游，江西、福建、湖南、湖北四省，形成“3小时~5小时高铁旅游圈”，江西、福建两省将分别形成以省会城市南昌、福州为中心的省内主要城市1至2小时“一体化”生活圈，实现千里赣闽一日往返。