Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway

The Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway or Jiqing high-speed railway is a high-speed railway between Qingdao and Jinan, the two main cities of Shandong province. Qingdao and Jinan were already served by two double-track lines consisting of the high-speed Qingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway and the conventional Qingdao–Jinan Railway. The new railway is a part of the Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor, one of the 8+8 national high-speed rail gridline, and provides further relief to rail transport between Qingdao and Jinan.[3] Planning was approved by the NDRC on June 10, 2014 with construction starting a year later.[4][5] Tracklaying started in 2017 and the whole line was opened on 26 December 2018.[6][7] The railway shortens travel times between Qingdao and Jinan to 1 hour.[8] This is in contrast to the 2.5 hours needed on the Qingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway and 4 hours on the original conventional Qingdao–Jinan Railway.

Jinan–Qingdao
high-speed railway
Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor Jinan–Qingdao section
高铁青银通道胶济段
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleShandong
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway Jinan Group
History
OpenedDecember 26, 2018
Technical
Line length307.83 km (191 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map

km
Dazhengzhuang (signal station)
Jinan Shiji Yellow River road-rail bridge
(lower deck)
[1]
Jinan West Urban rail transit in China
Jinan
Daminghu
Huangtai link to Jinan
0.0
Jinan East Urban rail transit in China
(start of Jinan-Qingdao HSR)
Beixindian (signal station)
Beixindian link to Qingdao[2]
30.6
Zhangqiu North
Qingyang tunnel
53.7
Zouping
82.3
Zibo North
112.6
Linzi North
135.4
Qingzhoushi North
190.9
Weifang North
255.4
Gaomi North
283.4
Jiaozhou North Urban rail transit in China
↑ 350 km/h
↓ 250 km/h
289.3
Qingdao Airport
Urban rail transit in China
Tuancun (signal station)
307.9
Hongdao Urban rail transit in China
(end of Jinan-Qingsao HSR)
new Qingdao–Jinan freight line
Qingdao North Urban rail transit in China
Qingdao North EMU Depot
Qingdao Urban rail transit in China
km
Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese济青高速铁路
Traditional Chinese濟青高速鐵路
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese胶济高速铁路
Traditional Chinese膠濟高速鐵路

Stations edit

Station Name China Railway
transfers/connections
Metro
transfers/connections
Jinan East    3 
Zhangqiu North
Zouping
Zibo North
Linzi North
Qingzhoushi North
Weifang North Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway
Gaomi North
Jiaozhou North Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway    8 
Qingdao Airport    8 
(via Jiaodong International Airport station)
Hongdao Qingdao–Yancheng railway    8 
Qingdao North Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway    1   3   8 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 尹爽; 贡海斌; 杨继纲 (31 July 2017). "石济客专黄河大桥"长"这样" [The Yellow River Bridge of the Shiji Passenger Railway is "Long"]. 济南时报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b 奚宇 (16 October 2018). "新建石济客专与胶济客专成功"牵手"" [The newly-built Shiji and Jiaoji passenger railways successfully "join hands"]. 齐鲁网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. ^ Bai Li (白丽). 济青高铁立项正式获批 将构建山东铁路网"脊梁骨"-山东新闻-齐鲁晚报网. www.qlwb.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. ^ 我委关于新建济南至青岛高速铁路项目建议书的批复. www.ndrc.gov.cn (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  5. ^ 山东省人民政府关于同意济青高速铁路有限公司组建工作有关事宜的批复. www.shandong.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  6. ^ Gao Na (高娜). 济青高铁正式进入铺轨阶段 钢轨一半是济南造_山东新闻_大众网. sd.dzwww.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  7. ^ "定啦!济青高铁首班车26日9:08发车". 半岛都市报. 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  8. ^ 济青高铁最迟明年底通车 实现1小时公交化直达. news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-08-01.