The Zibo–Dongying railway or Zidong railway (), also called the Zhangdian–Dongying railway or Zhangdong railway, is a
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in
Shandong Province of
northern China, between
Zibo
Zibo (, ) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital Jinan to the west, Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou to the ...
and
Dongying
Dongying (), a prefecture-level city, lies on the northern (Bohai Sea) coast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, 2,193,518 people resided within its administrative area of and 1,188,656 in the built-up area ...
. The railway has a total length of .
and was completed in 1972.
[ 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
Boxing County is a county of Binzhou in Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China.
History
The area of Boxing County was mostly created within the last few millennia and long remained sparsely populated owing to the destructive ...
, and Dongying.
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. 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.
Rail Connections
* Zibo
Zibo (, ) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital Jinan to the west, Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou to the ...
: Jiaozhou–Jinan railway
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 ...
References
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Railway lines in China
Rail transport in Shandong
Railway lines opened in 1972