Qingdao–Yinchuan passageway


The Qingdao–Yinchuan passageway is a China Railway High-speed line running from Qingdao, Shandong to Yinchuan, Ningxia. The line is passing through the cities of Jinan, Shijiazhuang, and Taiyuan. Announced in 2016 as part of the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway network, the line comprises the existing Qingdao–Taiyuan passenger railway and the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway.

Overview

The Qingdao–Yinchuan passageway runs east–west from the coastal city of Qingdao in Shandong Province, passing through Jinan, Shijiazhuang, and Taiyuan before terminating at Yinchuan in Ningxia.

Sections

Operational lines are marked with green background. The Taiyuan-Yinchuan section is not high-speed and does not yet have any through trains beyond Taiyuan South and is marked as blue.
SectionDescriptionDesigned
speed

Length

Construction
start date
Open date
Qingdao–Jinan section
HSR connecting Qingdao and Jinan35030820152018-12-26
Jinan–Shijiazhuang section
PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Jinan via Dezhou25031920132017-12-28
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan section
PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Taiyuan.2501902005-06-112009-04-01
Taiyuan–Yinchuan section
upgraded railway connecting Taiyuan and Yinchuan through Zhongwei.2502006-052011-01-11