On February 10, 2023, the official website of the Guangdong Provincial Reform and Development Commission released the public announcement before the approval of the feasibility study report of the new Nansha-Zhuhai Zhongshan intercity Wanqingsha-Xingzhong section project, marking that the project has entered the sprint stage of landing. The publicity period is from February 10, 2023 to February 14, 2023.

Nansha-Zhuhai Zhongshan Intercity Wanqingsha-Xingzhong section has a total length of 47.6 kilometers, of which the elevated section is 4.6 kilometers, the subgrade section is 0.15 kilometers, and the underground section is 42.85 kilometers. The design speed of the line is 160 kilometers per hour.

The northern end of the line connects with Wanqingsha Station of Guangzhou Metro Line 18, passes through Nansha District of Guangzhou City, Cuiheng New District of Zhongshan, Torch Development Zone, Shiqi Street, Dongqu Street and other places to the west. 10 stations including Torch East, Torch, Zhangjiabian, Zhongshan, Qijiang New Town, Shiqi, and Xingzhong Stations, including 1 elevated station and 9 underground stations. Shichong and Century Road will be reserved for further research in the next stage Necessity and feasibility of the station.

Among the 10 new stations, 8 are located in Zhongshan. The project will also build a new Yantongshan parking lot, build Yantongshan and Xiangshan main substations, and support the simultaneous construction of Xiangshan Station, and reserve conditions for extending from Xiangshan Station to Zhuhai.

During the Zhongshan Two Sessions in 2023, Zeng Weizhan, a member of the party group of the Zhongshan Municipal Transportation Bureau and director of the Highway Affairs Center, said in an interview with the media that the South-Zhongshan Intercity Project is expected to be approved by the end of this month, and the project will also be held at Xiangshan Station in Cuiheng New District. Liudong is connected to the Shenzhen-Shenzhen intercity rail interface in Shenzhen.

In terms of construction work, the "Notice" shows that the Guangzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission and the Zhongshan Municipal Transportation Bureau are the applicants for the Nansha-Zhuhai Zhongshan Intercity Wanqingsha-Xingzhong Section Project, and the construction units are Guangzhou Metro Group Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Rail Transit Co., Ltd., the Nanzhong intercity project will become Zhongshan's first intercity railway that directly participates in the construction and crosses the central urban area.

The latest direction plan for the intercity Guangzhou section from Nansha to Zhuhai Zhongshan

The construction period of the project is 5 years, with a total investment of 30.559 billion yuan. The source of funds is 50% of the capital ratio, which will be undertaken by the finance of Guangzhou and Zhongshan, and the remaining funds will be resolved through bank loans and other means. Editor / Zhao E