Qingdao–Rongcheng Intercity Railway
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Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway is a high-speed railway located in
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
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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. It travels along the Shandong Peninsula connecting 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 ...
and Rongcheng. Line length is (containing a total length of sidings, spurs and depots etc. of ). The design speed is based on service. However, it has been reserved for the line to be upgraded, if warranted, to . Construction consisted of a three-month preparation period, a building period of 27 months and with a joint testing and commissioning period of six months. On December 28, 2014, the Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway opened from
Jimo Jimo District (), formerly Jimo City (), is a District of Qingdao, Shandong. Location Jimo is located in the southwest of the Shandong Peninsula, bordered by the Yellow Sea on the east and Mount Lao on the south. Climate Jimo has a moderate ...
to Rongcheng. The whole line opened on November 16, 2016.


History

* 2008 – The Ministry of Railways and the Shandong provincial government agreed to the project in accordance with 50% of the total capital investment arrangements, the Ministry of Railways, the capital of Shandong Province by 7: 3 ratio of investment, land acquisition and relocation expenses by the Shandong Provincial responsible for funding included in Shandong Province. The total project costs were estimated at 33.39 billion yuan, which included EMU rollingstock acquisition costs of 3.3 billion yuan, outside the capital costs requiring domestic bank loans. Final investment was for 37.13 billion yuan. * February 2009 – The feasibility study and design units began reconnaissance work * June 2009 – Feasibility report comes under assessment * October 2009 – Began detailed geological survey * November 2, 2009 – the National Development and Reform Commission issued "Basis Development and Reform
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No. 2774" approving the project for further study * November 18, 2009 – Shandong Province issued by the Office of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, "Qingdao to Rongcheng intercity railway construction project site submission" * December 3, 2009 – Ministry of Land and the "pre-MLR word
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No. 445" on the new Qingdao to Rongcheng intercity rail projects pre-construction land opinions reply "" By pre-land * December 14, 2009 – the Ministry of Environmental Protection issued a "ring trial 009 No. 529 "on the new railway from Qingdao to Rongcheng intercity railway environmental impact report approved". " * March 5, 2010, the National Development and Reform Commission issued "Basis Development and Reform 010No. 377," the National Development and Reform Commission on New Qingdao to Rongcheng intercity rail transit project feasibility study report approved "" * March 17, 2010 – The Ministry of Railways and the Shandong provincial government held a mobilization meeting under construction in Qingdao North Station site, officially announced the start; * June 30, 2010 – The Ministry of Railways and the Shandong provincial government issued the "iron Kam Han 010No. 823" on the new Qingdao to Rongcheng intercity rail project preliminary design approval * September 27, 2010 – The project open for tender bidding * October 21, 2010 – Qingdao–Rongcheng Intercity Railway LLC was founded at a conference and the first general meeting for shareholders held in Jinan. * August 25, 2014 – Qingdao to Rongcheng track laying is completed * October 2014 – Trial operations commence * December 26, 2014 – Began selling tickets * December 28, 2014 – Opening of the line from Jimo to Rongcheng, with revenue services commencing. * November 16, 2016 – Opening of the line from Qingdao to Jimo, with revenue services commencing.


Route

Starting from
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 ...
, the railway runs northeast, via
Jimo Jimo District (), formerly Jimo City (), is a District of Qingdao, Shandong. Location Jimo is located in the southwest of the Shandong Peninsula, bordered by the Yellow Sea on the east and Mount Lao on the south. Climate Jimo has a moderate ...
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Laixi Laixi () is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China. Laixi is known as "Qingdao's Back Garden". , its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost county-level division of Qingdao and Lai ...
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Laiyang Laiyang city () is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pear ...
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Haiyang Haiyang (), a coastal city in Shandong province in eastern China, located on the Yellow Sea (southern) coast of the Shandong Peninsula. It is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yantai. Haiyang's claim t ...
, Qixia,
Yantai Yantai, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, 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 ...
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Weihai Weihai (), formerly called Weihaiwei (), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in easternmost Shandong province. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea. Weihai's popula ...
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Wendeng Wendeng () is a district of Weihai, Shandong province, China. Wendeng is primarily an industrial based area, with a large minority of citizens working as farmers. Wendeng was , then converted to an urban district in March 2014. Administrative di ...
to Rongcheng. The line features a short branch line to the older
Yantai railway station Yantai railway station is a railway station located in Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong, China. It is a terminus for local trains and some high-speed trains. Other high-speed services call at Yantai South railway station Yantai South railway s ...
and the port area (allowing connections to the ferries across to destinations such as
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). Through high-speed trains travel via the new
Yantai South railway station Yantai South railway station () is a railway station located in Laishan District, Yantai, Shandong, China. Unlike the older Yantai railway station, this is a through-station. It opened with the Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway Qingdao– ...
to Rongcheng. The length of the railway is (including the branch line length of ). The line runs approximately parallel to the
Lancun–Yantai railway The Lancun−Yantai railway or Lanyan railway () is a double-track, electrified railway in Shandong Province, China. The line runs from Yantai on the north coast of the Shandong Peninsula southwest to Lancun, near Qingdao, on the Jiaozhou–Ji ...
between Laixi and Yantai South, but the remaining portion to Weihai and Rongcheng is a new route.


Operations

Service started running on December 28, 2014 on the section from Jimo to Rongcheng. This included services beyond this railway project to destinations, such as
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 ...
, Shanghai Hongqiao and Beijing South. * Jinan to Yantai service with a minimum time of 3 hours 17 minutes, second class seat fare is 161.5 yuan * Jinan to Weihai service takes 3 hours 49 minutes, second class seat fare is 180 yuan * Jinan to Rongcheng service takes 4 hours 21 minutes, second class seat ticket price of 196.5 yuan.


Outlook

By 2020, daily passenger volume is expected to reach 199,000 people, while in 2030 it should reach 293,000 people. Services from Qingdao to Yantai or Weihai, the time required for the current service being 3.7 hours and 4.3 hours respectively, will be shortened to 1 hour and 1.5 hours.


References

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