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Jinan Railway Station
Jinan railway station () is a railway station in Jinan, Shandong, China. It is on both the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Qingdao-Jinan Passenger Railway. It accommodates intercity High Speed services towards destinations as Qingdao, Qingdao North, Yantai, Weihai, Rongcheng and Longkou. Old Jinan stations The predecessor of the current station was constructed in 1912. Serving the Jinpu Railway (Reorganised as part of Beijing-Shanghai Railway in 2007), it was designed by German architect Hermann Fischer. It was controversially demolished and rebuilt in 1992. Between 1915 and 1937, Jinan was home to another railway station of the same name, which served as the western terminus for the Jiaoji Railway, the station building of which is still extant and has since turned into a museum. File:Old Jinan Station 01.gif, Former Jinan station (Jinpu railway) building File:Old Jinan Station 05.jpg, Former Jinan station (Jiaoji railway) building Future Development It is planned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianqiao District
Tianqiao District () is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province in East China, forming part of the city's urban core. It has an area of and has 688,415 permanent residents . It borders Jiyang County to the north, Licheng District to the east, Lixia District to the southeast, Shizhong District to the south, Huaiyin District to the southwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Dezhou Dezhou () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Liaocheng to the southwest, Binzhou to the northeast, and the province of Hebei t ... to the northwest. Administrative divisions As 2012, this district is divided to 14 subdistricts and 1 town. ;Subdistricts ;Towns *Sangzidian () Economy Everbright International has its Jinan office in Tianqiao District. Traditional Chinese address "山東省濟南市天橋區黃 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yantai
Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao on the southwest and Weihai on the east, with sea access to both the Bohai Sea (via the Laizhou Bay and the Bohai Strait) and the Yellow Sea (from both north and south sides of the Shandong Peninsula). It is the largest fishing seaport in Shandong. Its population was 6,968,202 during the 2010 census, of whom 2,227,733 lived in the built-up area made up of the 4 urban districts of Zhifu, Muping, Fushan and Laishan. Names The name Yantai (."Smoke Tower") derives from the watchtowers constructed on in 1398 under the reign of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty. The towers were used to light signal fires and send smoke signals, called ''langyan'' from their supposed use of wolf dung for fuel. At the time, the area was troubled by the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In China
Rail transport is an important mode of long-distance transportation in China. As of 2021, the country had more than of railways, the second longest network in the world. By the end of 2021, China had more than of high-speed rail (HSR), the longest HSR network in the world. Almost all rail operations are handled by the China State Railway Group Company, Limited, a state-owned company created in March 2013 (as China Railway Corporation) after the dissolution of the Ministry of Railways. It was converted into a joint-stock company and placed under the control of the Ministry of Finance in June 2019. China's railways are the busiest in the world. In 2019, railways in China delivered 3.660 billion passenger trips, generating 1,470.66 billion passenger-kilometres and carried 4.389 billion tonnes of freight, generating 3,018 billion cargo tonne-kilometres. Freight traffic turnover has increased more than fivefold over the period 1980-2013 and passenger traffic turnover has incre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daming Lake
Daming Lake () is the largest lake in the city of Jinan, Shandong, China and one of city's main natural and cultural landmarks. Located to the north of the historical city center, the lake is fed by the artesian karst springs of the area and hence retains a fairly constant water level through the entire year. Islands Located in the lake are nine small islands: *Cuiliuping Island (), also known as () *Niaoqingqiqi Island () *Guting Island (), the location of the Lixia Pavilion *Mingshi Island () *Huiquan Island () *Huxin Island () *Jiaxuan Island () *Qiuliu Island () *Huju Island () Buildings The lake is surrounded by a park with an ensemble of historical buildings, some of which stand on the islands in the lake: Lixia Pavilion The Lixia Pavilion () is located on an island off the lake's east shore. The pavilion is said to mark the spot of a meeting between the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu and the calligrapher Li Yong (, 678-747). The pavilion was rebuilt in 1693 and features inscri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinan East Railway Station
Jinan East railway station () is a high-speed railway station in Licheng District, Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, China. The station is located on the east-west Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway. It is the third major station in Jinan, following Jinan railway station and Jinan West railway station. History The station opened on 26 December 2018 with the Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway. Metro station It is served by a station on Line 3 of the Jinan Metro Jinan Metro (), also known as Jinan Rail Transit () is a rapid transit system serving Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, China. Lines Line 1 Line 1 runs north–south in the western part of the city. The line began operating on 1 Apr .... References Railway stations in Shandong Railway stations in China opened in 2018 Transport in Jinan Stations on the Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway {{Shandong-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinan West Railway Station
The Jinan West railway station () is a high-speed railway station in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Overview It is served by the Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway and Shijiazhuang-Jinan High Speed Railway which mainly serve Beijing to Shanghai passengers, and was opened for high-speed rail service on 30 June 2011. New services to Ningbo, Fuzhou, Wuhan and Changsha were added on 1 July 2013. The West Railway station is located about 20 kilometers to the west of the city centre of Jinan. CRH Trains from Beijing to Qingdao, Yantai and Rongcheng call at the central Jinan railway station instead, passing through Jinan West without stopping. Some CRH trains from eastern Shandong province are diverted to terminate at this station and Jinan East railway station (Jinandong) in order to prevent the relatively small Jinan railway station from overloading during rush hours. The design of the station accommodates a single entrance for departing p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinan North Railway Station
Jinan North railway station (), or Jibei railway station () is a planned railway station in Daqiao Subdistrict, Tianqiao District, Jinan, Shandong Province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ..., China. Jinan Metro It will be served by Line 7 of the Jinan Metro. Construction of Metro Line 7 started on 14 December 2022. References Railway stations in Shandong {{Shandong-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinan Metro
Jinan Metro (), also known as Jinan Rail Transit () is a rapid transit system serving Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, China. Lines Line 1 Line 1 runs north–south in the western part of the city. The line began operating on 1 April 2019, and cost CN¥12 billion to build. Line 2 Line 2 is in length, including a -long underground section. The line began operating on 26 March 2021. Line 3 Line 3 (Phase 1) is long. It is completely underground. The line began operating on 28 December 2019. Rolling stock Lines 1, 2, and 3 use Type B rolling stock. Lines 2 and 3 have six-car trains, whereas Line 1 has four-car trains with provision for an increase to six-car trains in the future. Lines 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 will use high capacity Type A rolling stock. History Planning of the system began in the early 2000s but was delayed due to 2008 world economic crisis. After years of preparation, construction started at an official ceremony on 29 December 2013. Line 1 was opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 2 (Jinan Metro)
Jinan Metro Line 2 () is a rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ... line in Jinan, China. The line uses six-car Type B rolling stock. The line is in length, including a -long underground section. The line began operation on 26 March 2021. Significance Prior to the opening of Line 2, Jinan Metro consisted of the separate Line 1 and Line 3 with no means of transfer between them. Line 2 runs east to west and interchanges with both existing lines. It is Jinan's first fully automated ( GoA4) subway line. Stations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jinan Metro, Line 02 02 Railway lines opened in 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianjin–Pukou Railway
The Tianjin–Pukou or Jinpu railway ( Postal spelling: Tientsin-Pukow Railway; ) runs from Tianjin to Pukou district outside Nanjing in Jiangsu province. History The first proposals to build railways in China began in the 1860s with opposition from the elite, who worried that it would increase the likelihood of regime change. However, following China's loss in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, the desire to modernize began to predominate. However, due to technical and financial constraints, foreign support was needed to build the earliest railways. At a conference in London in September 1898, British and German capitalists decided to build a railway from Tianjin to Zhenjiang. In May 1899, the Qing government agreed to the financing of the railway construction along with a series of bank loans. The proposed course for the railway was to connection the political center of China in the north to the economic hub in the southern region, as well as the Yangtze River. Construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
