The number of super-large cities in China is gradually expanding, and the demand for rapid rail transit is becoming increasingly prominent. Recently, the Xiamen government work report was released, which disclosed the goals and tasks of Xiamen Railway and Rail Transit in 2023:

Promote the connectivity of transportation infrastructure inside and outside the island, speed up the construction of rail transit lines 3, 4, and 6 and the third east corridor, and promote the approval of the construction plan for the third phase of rail transit.

Build an international comprehensive transportation hub. Strengthen the functions of seaport, airport, and dry port hub, and improve the positioning in the national comprehensive transportation hub planning layout. Make the southeast international shipping center bigger and stronger, optimize the layout of Dongdu and Haicang port areas, accelerate the preliminary work of the 1-5# container berth project in Xiang'an port area, accelerate the construction of multimodal transport and smart ports, and expand inland areas Arrange land ports, consolidate and enhance the status of international container trunk hub ports, and strive for container throughput to exceed 13 million TEUs. Accelerate the construction of an international aviation hub, promote the construction of the main project of Xiamen's new airport and the start of projects such as air traffic control, airlines, and aircraft maintenance, accelerate the planning and construction of the airport economic zone, and promote the establishment of an airport comprehensive bonded zone. Improve the status of the railway hub, promote the completion and opening of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, deepen the preliminary work of the railway passage behind Xiamen Port and the R1 line of the Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou intercity railway, and promote the inclusion of the Chongqing-Changzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway (Ganzhou-Xiamen section) and the Changxia high-speed railway into the national medium- and long-term railways Network planning. Editor/Xu Shengpeng