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
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Shandong
Termini	Hongdao Jinan East
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway Jinan Group
History
Opened	December 26, 2018
Technical
Line length	307.83 km (191 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend km Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South Shijiazhuang–Jinan HSR to Shijiazhuang Dazhengzhuang (signal station) Handan–Jinan railway & Qingdao–Jinan railway to Jiaobin Jinan Shiji Yellow River road-rail bridge (lower deck) [1] Handan–Jinan railway & Qingdao–Jinan railway to Quanzhuang Jinan West Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Jinan Daminghu Huangtai Huangtai link to Jinan 0.0 Jinan East (start of Jinan-Qingdao HSR) Beixindian (signal station) Beixindian link to Qingdao[2] Wulitang (signal station)[2] Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway to Qingdao 30.6 Zhangqiu North Qingyang tunnel 53.7 Zouping 82.3 Zibo North 112.6 Linzi North 135.4 Qingzhoushi North Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR to Binhai 190.9 Weifang North Weifang–Laixi HSR to Laixi & Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR to Yantai South 255.4 Gaomi North Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway to Jinan 283.4 Jiaozhou North ↑ 350 km/h ↓ 250 km/h Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway to Qingdao 289.3 Qingdao Airport Qingdao–Jinan railway to Jinan Tuancun (signal station) Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Yancheng 307.9 Hongdao (end of Jinan-Qingsao HSR) shared with Qingdao–Yancheng railway Jiaozhou Bay bridge Qingdao–Jinan railway & Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Qingdao–Rongcheng ICR to Rongcheng new Qingdao–Jinan freight line Qingdao North Qingdao North EMU Depot Qingdao km This diagram: view talk edit