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Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway opens

2018/12/26 15:08:26   source:sdchina.com

Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway opens today, cutting down the running time of the fastest train from Jinan to Qingdao to 1 hour and 40 minutes. The ticket for first-class seats costs 250 yuan and second-class seats156 yuan.

Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway, which runs from Jinandong Railway Station in the west to Qingdao Hongdao Railway Station in the east, is 307.9 kilometers long. The high-speed railway runs through 11 stops including Jinandong Railway Station, Zhangqiu North Railway Station, Zouping Railway Station, Zibo North Railway Station, Linzi North Railway Station, Qingzhou North Railway Station, Weifang North Railway Station, Gaomi North Railway Station, Jiaozhou North Railway Station, Qingdao Airport Railway Station and Hongdao Railway Station. Among them, the train is designed to run at a speed of 300 km/hr from Jinandong Railway Station to Jiaozhou North Railway Station and at a speed of 250 km/hr from Jiaozhou North Railway Station to Hongdao Railway Station.

Four pairs of bullet trains will be put into operation at the incipient stage. The running chart will be adjusted from January 5, 2019 and then the trains will be increased to 37 pairs. 3 pairs of trains will be added for weekend routes and 5 pairs of trains for peak routes according to passenger flow while guaranteeing the running of basic routes.

The fastest running time from Jinan to Qingdao will be reduced from 2 hours and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 40 minutes. The overall travel time from Beijing to Qingdao will be reduced by 52 minutes.

Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway is one of the important parts of the national high-speed railway network.

The railway connects Qingdao-Rongcheng Intercity Railway and Qingdao-Yancheng Railway in the east, and Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway and Shijiazhuang-Jinan High-speed Railway in the west, adding an efficient and convenient high-speed railway channel with large transport capacity for Shandong Peninsula.

The completion of Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway, together with Qingdao-Jinan Railway and Qindgao-Jinan Passenger Railway will greatly enhance the transport capacity between Qingdao and Jinan.

The opening of Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway will further optimize the structure of the regional high-speed railway network and facilitate traveling along the railway. It is of great significance to promote people’s communication and trade exchange between Shandong Peninsula and Beijing, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang and Taiyuan, and boost the regional economic and social development.

More detailed information about the train is offered on the official WeChat account, website and App of China Railway.

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