Weifang–Suqian high-speed railway

The Weifang–Suqian high-speed railway or Weisu high-speed railway (Chinese: 阳安铁路; pinyin: Wéi sù gāosù tiělù) is an important part of the Second Channel of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway in the Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal in China's medium and long-term railway network planning. The line starts from Weifang North railway station on the Jinan–Qingdao HSR, passes through Anqiu and Zhucheng in Weifang City, Wulian County and Ju County in Rizhao City, Yishui County and Yinan County in Linyi City, and enters Linyi North railway station on the Rizhao–Lankao HSR. It goes south through Lanling County and Tancheng County, enters Xinyi in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu province, and finally connects to the reserved Yanghe North station of the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR in Suqian City. The total length is 398.296 km (247.490 mi), of which 324.744 km (201.787 mi) is in Shandong Province and 73.552 km (45.703 mi) is in Jiangsu Province. The connecting line from this line to Qingdao is being built simultaneously, starting from Qingdao West railway station in the east, and going west through Qingdao West Coast New Area [zh] of Qingdao City, Zhucheng City in Weifang City, and Wulian County in Rizhao City before connecting to this line. The length of the new line is 108.781 km (67.593 mi), all of which is within Shandong Province.^[1]

Weifang–Suqian high-speed railway (Chinese: 潍宿高速铁路; pinyin: Wéi sù gāosù tiělù)
Overview
Status	Under construction
Termini	Weifang North Yanghe North, near Suqian East
Stations	12
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	CR Jinan Group, CR Shanghai Group
Technical
Line length	398 km (247 mi) (main route) 109 km (68 mi) (branch)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	7,000 m (23,000 ft) (normal) 5,500 m (18,000 ft) (difficult)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line)
Operating speed	350 kilometres per hour (220 mph)
Maximum incline	2.0% (normal) 3.0% (difficult)
Route map Legend km Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR to Binhai West (Beijing−Shanghai HSR Second Channel [zh]) Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Jinan East 0 Weifang North (start) Nancaocun signal station Weifang–Laixi HSR, Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR to Yantai (Yantai South), Rongcheng Shuangmiaocun signal station Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Hongdao Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Jinan ↔ Qingdao Qingdao–Jinan railway Jinan ↔ Qingdao Anqiu Wen river bridge Anqiu Zhucheng West planned Rizhao–Wulian HSR to Rizhao West Qingdao Link Wulian North planned Rizhao–Wulian HSR to Rizhao West planned central Shandong HSR Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway to Jiaozhou Juxian Yishui Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway Watang ↔ Rizhao South Yinan Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway to Xinyi Rizhao–Lankao HSR to Rizhao West reserved for line to Lianyungang Houcheng West signal station Linyi North EMU depot Linyi North Jinan–Laiwu HSR to Gangcheng [zh], Jinan East Zaoyuan signal station Rizhao–Lankao HSR to Lankao South Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway Yanzhou ↔ Rizhao Lanling Tancheng West Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway Xinyi ↔ Jiaozhou Longhai railway Lanzhou West ↔ Lianyungang East Lianyungang–Xuzhou HSR Xuzhou East ↔ Xinyi South link to Lianyungang–Xuzhou HSR to Xinyi South Xinyi East Suqian East Yangbei signal station Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR to Xuzhou East Hefei–Suqian HSR [zh] to Hefei West Yanghe North signal station Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR to Yancheng [zh] km This diagram: view talk edit Legend km Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Qingdao North, Qingdao Hongdao Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Jinan East Daguhe signal station Jiaozhou–Huangdao railway [zh] to Jiaozhou 0 Yanghekou (start) Jiaozhou–Huangdao railway to Huangdao inside: Qingdao–Yancheng railway outside: main line Qingdao West dedicated line Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Yancheng Zhucheng South Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway to Jiaozhou Weifang–Suqian HSR to Weifang North Wulian North (end) Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway to Xinyi Weifang–Suqian HSR to Suqian East km This diagram: view talk edit

History

On 5 July 2021, the first information announcement of the environmental impact assessment of the Weifang–Suqian high-speed railway was released.^[2]

On 29 May 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the feasibility study report of the Weifang–Suqian HSR.^[3] On 8 August, the second environmental impact assessment information announcement was released.^[4] In November, the Ministry of Transport approved the impact assessment report on the planning conditions of the Weifang–Suqian HSR; the State Administration of Cultural Heritage issued an approval to implement the engineering design plan of the Weifang-Suqian high-speed railway (Xinyi–Suqian section) within the protection scope and construction control zone of the Grand Canal, a national key cultural relic protection site. On 1 December, the China Railway Group, the Shandong Provincial People's Government and the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government officially jointly approved the preliminary design of the project.^[5] On 29 December, the Jiangsu section of the Weifang–Suqian HSR started construction.^[6][7] On 30 December, the Shandong section and the Qingdao connecting line started construction.^[8][9]

On 27 December 2024, The Tianjin-Weihe-Suzhou High-Speed Railway Co., Ltd. was established in the Tianjin Free-Trade Zone, responsible for coordinating and promoting the construction, asset management, investment and financing of the Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway and the Weihe–Suzhou high-speed railway.^[10]