Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway

The Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in Shandong and Henan, China.

Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Shandong & Henan, China
Termini	Zhuangzhai (Future: Lankao South) Rizhao
Stations	17
Service
Type	High-speed railway
Services	1
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	26 November 2019
Technical
Line length	494 km (307 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	50 Hz 25 kV（AC）
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR to Lanzhou West 0 Lankao South Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR to Xuzhou East 47 Zhuangzhai Beijing–Shangqiu HSR to Shangqiu 85 Heze East Beijing–Shangqiu HSR to Beijing Fengtai link to Beijing–Shangqiu HSR to Yuncheng 154 Juye North 182 Jiaxiang North 207 Jining North 220 Jining East 246 Qufu South Beijing–Shanghai HSR Shanghai Hongqiao ↔ Beijing South Qufu East (via contact line) Jinan–Zaozhuang HSR Taierzhuang ↔ Jinan East Xiaobeishan signal station Nanxiasong signal station Dawangzhuang signal station 271 Sishui South 309 Mengshan Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway 339 Feixian North Jinan–Laiwu HSR to Jinan East Weifang–Suqian HSR to Jinan East 382 Linyi North Linyi North EMU depot reserved for line to Lianyungang Weifang–Suqian HSR to Weifang North Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway 422 Junan North 452 Lijiazhai Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway to Yanzhou Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Yancheng [zh] Rizhao West Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Qingdao North Rizhao This diagram: view talk edit

History

The initial section, from Rizhao to Qufu East, opened on 26 November 2019, connecting Rizhao on the Yellow Sea coast with Qufu, home of Confucius and a major tourist destination.^[1] The section from Qufu East to Zhuangzhai opened on 26 December 2021.^[2][3] The section from Zhuangzhai to Lankao South opened on 18 July 2024.^[4]

Description

The total length of the route from Rizhao to Lankao will be 494 kilometres (307 mi).^[5]

The railway has a design speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). The railway starts from Rizhao West on the Qingdao–Yancheng railway, part of the Coastal corridor, a high-speed rail corridor running along the eastern coast of China. The railway heads inland to Qufu East on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway thereby providing high-speed connections to a wide variety of destinations.^[5]

Services

In November 2019, there were around ten trains per day in each direction along the line, the fastest time between the terminals is now 1 hour 14 minutes (trains G5589 and G5570) the slowest direct train on the line takes 1 hour and 53 minutes and stops at every station (train G5578). There are other trains that go the long way around between the stations, for example train G5528 goes from Linyi North to Rizhao West via Qufu, Jinan, Weifang and Qingdao taking 4 hours 35 minutes.^[6]

Whilst quite a few of the direct trains travel just between Rizhao and Qufu, there are numerous other direct trains which include this section of line, destinations available by direct trains include Qingdao, Zibo, Weihai, Yantai, Jinan and Tai'an.^[6]

Stations

• Lankao South
• Zhuangzhai
• Heze East
• Juye North
• Jiaxiang North
• Jining North
• Jining East
• Qufu South
• Qufu East (via branch)
• Sishui South
• Mengshan
• Feixian North
• Linyi North
• Junan North
• Lijiazhai
• Rizhao West
• Rizhao