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The Haitian−Qingdao railway or Haiqing railway () is a railway in Shandong Province, China. The single-track railway connects Station in
The line has a single passenger station, Pingdu West railway station. There are two services to and from Pingdu West per day. One terminates at Qingdao North while the other continues to Qingdao.
A new station,
Changyi
Changyi (? – ?) was the second son of the legendary Yellow Emperor and the father of Zhuanxu.
History
According to the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' by Sima Qian, the Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow The ...
on the Dezhou–Longkou–Yantai railway in northern Shandong with Station in Gaomi
Gaomi () is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories in the region.
Admini ...
on the Jiaozhou–Jinan railway near the Jiaozhou Bay
The Jiaozhou Bay (; german: Kiautschou Bucht, ) is a bay located in the prefecture-level city of Qingdao (Tsingtau), China.
The bay has historically been romanized as Kiaochow, Kiauchau or Kiao-Chau in English and Kiautschou in German.
Geogra ...
in southern Shandong.
History
The railway had been expected to open by the end of 2012. However, it was delayed and was opened to freight on 31 December 2013. Passenger services were introduced to Pingdu West on 1 July 2015.Passenger services
The line has a single passenger station, Pingdu West railway station. There are two services to and from Pingdu West per day. One terminates at Qingdao North while the other continues to Qingdao.
A new station, Pingdu railway station
Pingdu () is the largest county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China.
It is located in the east of the Shandong Peninsula (Jiaodong Peninsula), the heart of peninsula. It borders Yantai and Weifang, and it has a ...
, on the Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway
Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It opened on 26 November 2020.
The line is long and has a design speed of , though initially services are running at .
History
The final set of rails were installed on 9 May ...
opened in November 2020 and is situated closer to the city.
See also
*List of railways in China
The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in China. For the high-speed network, see List of high-speed railway lines in China.
North–south direction
Beijing-Harbin Corridor
* Jingqin Railway; Beijing-Qinhuangdao 京 ...
*Rail transport in the People's Republic of 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 l ...
References
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