Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway

Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China.^[1] It opened on 26 November 2020.^[2][3]

Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway 潍莱高速铁路
Overview
Status	Operating
Termini	Weifang North Laixi
Stations	4
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Jinan Group
History
Opened	26 November 2020
Technical
Line length	126 km (78 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend km Jinan–Qingdao HSR from Jinan East Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR from Binhai West 0.000 Weifang North Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Hongdao 5 Yezhuangzi signal station (connected to Weifang–Laixi HSR) Weifang–Suqian HSR to Yanghe North 11 Wangbocun signal station Weihe river bridge 24 Changyi Tianjin–Weifang HSR to Yantai South Haitian-Qingdao railway (Zhilanzhuang ↔ Haitian) Xianhe bridge 70 Pingdu Kuatieling Zhuanghe bridge Laixi bridge 118 Langjiazhuang signal station Qingdao–Rongcheng ICR to Qingdao North 123 Laixi Qingdao–Rongcheng ICR to Yantai South, Rongcheng Laixi–Rongcheng HSR to Laiyang South, Rongcheng km This diagram: view talk edit

The line is 126 kilometres (78 mi) long and has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph), though initially services are running at 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph).

History

The final set of rails were installed on 9 May 2020.^[4] Testing began on 20 August.^[5]

Route

The railway splits from the Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway east of Weifang North and continues east. It passes to the south of Changyi and to the north of Pingdu city. South of Laixi city, the line meets the Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway.

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	China Railway transfers/connections
Weifang North	潍坊北	Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway
Changyi	昌邑
Pingdu	平度
Laixi	莱西	Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway