Longkou–Yantai railway

The Longkou–Yantai railway (Chinese: 龙烟铁路; pinyin: Lóng–Yān tiělù) is a railway line in Yantai, Shandong, China.

Longkou–Yantai railway
Overview
Native name	龙烟铁路
Status	Operational
Termini	Longkou West Zhuji
History
Opened	19 December 2017 (2017-12-19)
Technical
Line length	113 km (70 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend ( Dajiawa–Laizhou–Longkou railway to Dajiawa) Longkou West ( Dajiawa–Laizhou–Longkou railway to Longkougang) 0 Lutou 8 Longkoushi 22 Beigou 32 Wangli 43 Penglaishi 53 Xizhao 62 Jiesongying Dajijia North 71 Dajijia Bajiao 92 Yantai West Beizao (signal station) Zhuji (signal station) ( Lancun–Yantai railway to Lancun) ( Zhuji–Yantai railway to Yantai North – Bohai Train Ferry to Lüshun West) 105 Zhuji ( Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway to Qingdao North) Yantai This box: view talk edit

History

Construction of the line began in November 2013 and was completed in October 2017. The line opened on 19 December 2017.^[1] Passenger services were introduced on 22 January 2018.^[2]

Route

The line is 113 kilometres (70 miles) long and has a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 miles per hour).^[3] The line starts at Longkou West railway station on the Dajiawa–Laizhou–Longkou railway. and continues east. It end at Zhuji railway station on the Lancun–Yantai railway.^[4]