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 Damoliu (signal station) Dazhengzhuang (signal station) Jinan West link to Jinan West Huanghe South (signal station) (connected to Shijiazhuang–Jinan HSR) Jinan West Zhengzhou–Jinan HSR to Zhengzhou East Damiaotun (signal station) Handan–Jinan railway & Qingdao–Jinan railway to Jiaobin   Baimashan (signal station), Jinan Railway [zh] to Dangjiazhuang Jinan Shiji Yellow River road-rail bridge (lower deck) [1] Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Handan–Jinan railway & Qingdao–Jinan railway to Quanzhuang Jinan Jinan Railway to Quanzhuang Daminghu Beixindian (signal station) Huangtai Huangtai–Jinan East link to Jinan Beixindian link to Qingdao[2] 0.0 Jinan East Qingdao–Jinan railway to Qingdao Jinan–Laiwu HSR to Gangcheng Jinan–Zaozhuang HSR to Taierzhuang Jinan–Binzhou ICR [zh] to Binzhou Wulitang (signal station) Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway to Qingdao 30.6 Zhangqiu North [zh] Qingyang tunnel 53.7 Zouping [zh] Zibo North EMU depot line 82.3 Zibo North [zh] 112.6 Linzi North [zh] 135.4 Qingzhoushi North [zh] Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR to Binhai (Beijing−Shanghai HSR Second Channel) 190.9 Weifang North Weifang–Laixi HSR to Laixi Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR to Yantai South Weifang–Suqian HSR to Suqian East (Beijing−Shanghai HSR Second Channel) 255.4 Gaomi North [zh] Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway to Jinan link to passenger railway via Madian signal station 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 [zh] 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

Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	济青高速铁路
Traditional Chinese	濟青高速鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǐqīng Gāosù Tiělù IPA [tɕì.tɕʰíŋ káʊ.sû tʰjè.lû]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	胶济高速铁路
Traditional Chinese	膠濟高速鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāojǐ Gāosù Tiělù IPA [tɕjáʊ.tɕì káʊ.sû tʰjè.lû]

Stations

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

• Qingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway – a slower high-speed railway running alongside the Qingdao–Jinan Railway.