Jinan–Laiwu high-speed railway

Jinan–Laiwu high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. It will have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).^[2] The expected journey time between the two terminuses is 22.5 minutes.^[3]

Jinan–Laiwu high-speed railway 济莱高速铁路
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Jinan, Shandong Province, China
Termini	Jinan East Gangcheng
Stations	6
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Jinan Group
History
Opened	30 December 2022[1]
Technical
Line length	117.49 km (73 mi)[1][2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Shijiazhuang–Jinan HSR to Shijiazhuang Qingdao–Jinan railway to Jinan Beixindian signal station Huangtai Huangtai–Jinan East link to Jinan Beixindian link 0 Jinan East Jinan–Binzhou ICR [zh] to Binzhou Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Hongdao Peijiazhuang signal station Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway to Qingdao Qingdao–Jinan railway to Qingdao 13 Licheng [zh] Jinan–Zaozhuang HSR to Taierzhuang 44 Zhangqiu South [zh] 62 Xueye [zh] 85 Laiwu North [zh] 116 Gangcheng [zh] planned extension to Linyi North km This diagram: view talk edit

History

Plans for the railway were confirmed in 2017.^[4] Construction started in September 2019.^[5] The railway opened on 30 December 2022.^[1]

An extension to Linyi North railway station in Linyi on the Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway is under planning.^[6] It will be renamed as Jinan–Laiwu–Linyi high-speed railway after the extension.

Stations

Station Name[2]	Chinese[2]	Metro transfers/connections	China Railway transfers/connections	Location
Jinan East	济南东	3		Licheng	Jinan	Shandong
Licheng	历城
Zhangqiu South	章丘南			Zhangqiu
Xueye	雪野			Laiwu
Laiwu North	莱芜北
Gangcheng	钢城			Gangchenh