Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway

The Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway, abbreviated Shiji passenger railway (simplified Chinese: 石济客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石濟客運專線; pinyin: Shíjǐ Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed, running between Shijiazhuang and Jinan, the provincial capitals of Hebei and Shandong, respectively. The line will additionally pass through and serve cities of Hengshui, Cangzhou and Dezhou. Traditionally, passengers travelling east from Shijiazhuang towards Shandong would need to detour towards Beijing or Tianjin. Its completion allowed trains to run directly between Shijiazhuang and Jinan at 250 km/h (160 mph), shortening travel times between the two cities from the previous 4 hours to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

History

In late January 2013, it was announced that construction work on the Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway would begin. The line started operation on December 28, 2017, though it terminated at Jinan West as Jinan East was yet to be completed. Jinan East was opened on 26 December 2018.

Stations

References

1. Jinan West railway station
2. Jingzhou railway station (Hebei)
3. Quadruple-track railway
4. Zhengzhou–Jinan high-speed railway
5. Gaomi railway station
6. Jinan
7. Jinan East railway station
8. Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor
9. Shijiazhuang
10. Shijiazhuang railway station
11. Dezhou East railway station
12. Weifang railway station
13. Qingzhoushi railway station
14. Rail transport in China
15. China Railway DF4
16. Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway
17. Shanghai railway station
18. Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
19. List of high-speed railway lines in China
20. China Railway CRH5