Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway

The Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Qingdao–Taiyuan passenger railway Shijiazhuang–Jinan Section
Overview
Native name	青太高速铁路石济段 石济客运专线
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Guangzhou CR Jinan
Locale	Hebei province Shandong province
Stations	11
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Guangzhou CR Jinan
History
Opened	December 28, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-28)
Technical
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map Legend km Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan HSR to Taiyuan Shijiazhuang–Wuhan HSR to Guangzhou South 0 Shijiazhuang Beijing–Shijiazhuang HSR to Beijing West 18 Shijiazhuang East 40 Gaocheng South 73 Xinji South 116 Hengshui North 160 Jingzhou Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South 205 Dezhou East (Dezhou-Jinan section runs parallel to the Beijing-Shanghai HSR) 229 Pingyuan East 248 Yucheng East 277 Qihe link line Jinan West 307 Jinan East Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Qingdao North Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao km This diagram: view talk edit

History

In late January 2013, it was announced that construction work on the Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway would begin.^[3] The line started operation on December 28, 2017, though it terminated at Jinan West as Jinan East was yet to be completed.^[4][5] Jinan East was opened on 26 December 2018.^[6]

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	Metro transfers/connections	China Railway transfers/connections
Shijiazhuang		2   3
Shijiazhuang East		1
Gaocheng South
Xinji South
Hengshui North
Jingzhou
Dezhou East			Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway
Pingyuan East
Yucheng East
Qihe
Jinan East		3	Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway

References

1. 石济客运专线全线"电通"-新华网. news.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
2. 石济客运专线2017年竣工 青岛4小时到太原.
3. 石家庄至济南客运专线将于近期开工建设. 2013-01-31.
4. 石济高铁明日开行 京津冀"矩形"高铁环形网形成. Tencent (QQ) News. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
5. "德州迈向高铁枢纽时代 石济客专拟于12月28日通车-新华网山东频道". 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. "两千人通宵备战确保顺利开通，今日济南东站首迎客_山东新闻_大众网". sd.dzwww.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.