The Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway, or Jiaoji passenger railway (), is a
high-speed rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...
way operated by
China Railway Jinan Group in
Shandong
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 ...
province, running from
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
to
Qingdao
Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...
at following the
Qingdao–Jinan Railway. "" in its short name is a reference to the
Jiaozhou Bay region, where Qingdao is located; "" refers to Jinan. The line opened in 2008, with the goal to further separate passenger and freight services on the congested Qingdao–Jinan Railway and provide extra capacity.
Connecting at Jinan with the
Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway
The Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway (or Jinghu high-speed railway, from its name in Mandarin) is a high-speed railway that connects two major economic zones in the People's Republic of China: the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze River ...
, the Qingdao–Jinan line offers direct high-speed (G- and D-series) train service from Qingdao to both
Beijing South and Shanghai.
See also
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Qingdao–Jinan Railway – the older "conventional" railway running along the Jiaoji passenger railway
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Qingdao–Jinan high-speed railway – a faster parallel high-speed railway
References
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High-speed railway lines in China
Railway lines opened in 2008
Rail transport in Shandong
Standard gauge railways in China