Zibo–Dongying railway

The Zibo–Dongying railway or Zidong railway (simplified Chinese: 淄东铁路; traditional Chinese: 淄東鐵路; pinyin: zīdōng tiělù), also called the Zhangdian–Dongying railway or Zhangdong railway, is a railroad in Shandong Province of northern China, between Zibo and Dongying. The railway has a total length of 91 kilometres (57 mi).^[1] and was completed in 1972.^[1] The line branches off of the Jiaozhou–Jinan railway at the Zhangdian station near Zibo. Major cities and towns along route include Zibo, Boxing County, and Dongying.

Zibo–Dongying railway
Overview
Native name	淄东铁路
Status	Operational
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Zibo Dongying
Stations	3 (passenger)
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway
History
Opened	1972
Technical
Line length	91 km (57 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25,0000V
Route map Legend km Qingdao–Jinan railway to Jinan 0 Zibo Qingdao–Jinan railway to Qingdao Duke Nongzhong 22 Huantai Caowang Caowang–Shougang railway to Shougang 44 Boxing Boxing–Xiaoying railway to Xiaoying Chunhua Dezhou–Dajiawa railway to Dajiawa│to Huangheya Huanghua–Dajiawa railway to Dajiawa│to Huanghua South 82 Shikou 91 Dongying This diagram: view talk edit

History

From Apr 14th 2016, Zidong railway began upgrading with total investment of 1.1 Billion RMB, and the scheduled completion date is the end of 2017. After this upgrade, the rail speed limit of Zidong railway will upgrade from less than 50 km/h to 120 km/h.^[2] Dongying will be fully connected with Qingdao–Jinan railway within 1 hour, and travel time between Dongying and Jinan will be shortened from 3.5h to 2h.

The electrified railway reopened on 30 September 2018.^[3]

Rail Connections

• Zibo: Jiaozhou–Jinan railway

See also

• Railways portal

• List of railways in China

References

1. 山东交通 (in Chinese). Retrieved October 16, 2011.
2. 网易. "淄东铁路扩能改造正式开工_网易新闻". news.163.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
3. "【信息速递】淄东铁路扩能改造工程顺利开通，向国庆69周年献礼！" [Information Express: The East China Railway expansion project was successfully opened to pay tribute to the 69th anniversary of the National Day!] (in Chinese). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.