Shijiazhuang–Jinan high-speed railway

Qingdao–Taiyuan high-speed railway
Shijiazhuang–Jinan Section
Overview
Native name青太高速铁路石济段
石济客运专线
StatusOperational
Owner
Locale
Stations11
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
System China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)
History
OpenedDecember 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)
Technical
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map

km
0
Shijiazhuang
18
Shijiazhuang East
40
Gaocheng South
73
Xinji South
116
Hengshui North
Shijiazhuang–Huanghua ICR to Bohaixinqu
160
Jingzhou
205
Dezhou East
Lingxian signal station
(Dezhou-Jinan section runs parallel
to the Beijing-Shanghai HSR)
229
Pingyuan East
248
Yucheng East
277
Qihe
Damoliu signal station
Dazhengzhuang signal station
Jinan West link to Jinan West
Huanghe South signal station
Jinan West
Damiaotun signal station
Jinan–Dezhou railway to Sangzidian
Baimashan signal station,
Jinan Railway
to Dangjiazhuang
Lower deck of the Jinan
Yellow River road-railway bridge
Jinan
Jinan–Dezhou railway to Quanzhuang
Jinan Railway to Qiaonan
Daminghu
Beixindian signal station
Beixindian link to Qingdao
307
Jinan East
Jinan–Laiwu HSR to Gangcheng
Jinan–Zaozhuang HSR to Taierzhuang
Jinan–Binzhou ICR to Binzhou
Wulitang signal station
km

The Shijiazhuang–Jinan high-speed railway, abbreviated Shiji passenger railway (simplified Chinese: 石济客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石濟客運專線; pinyin: Shíjǐ Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed, running between Shijiazhuang and Jinan, the provincial capitals of Hebei and Shandong, respectively. The line will additionally pass through and serve cities of Hengshui, Cangzhou and Dezhou. Traditionally, passengers travelling east from Shijiazhuang towards Shandong would need to detour towards Beijing or Tianjin. Its completion allowed trains to run directly between Shijiazhuang and Jinan at 250 km/h (160 mph), shortening travel times between the two cities from the previous 4 hours to 1 hour and 20 minutes.