Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway

The Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway, abbreviated Shiji passenger railway (simplified Chinese: 石济客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石濟客運專線; pinyin: Shíjǐ Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed, running between Shijiazhuang and Jinan, the provincial capitals of Hebei and Shandong, respectively. The line will additionally pass through and serve cities of Hengshui, Cangzhou and Dezhou.[1] Traditionally, passengers travelling east from Shijiazhuang towards Shandong would need to detour towards Beijing or Tianjin. Its completion allowed trains to run directly between Shijiazhuang and Jinan at 250 km/h (160 mph), shortening travel times between the two cities from the previous 4 hours to 1 hour and 20 minutes.[2]

Qingdao–Taiyuan passenger railway Shijiazhuang–Jinan Section
Overview
Native name	青太高速铁路石济段 石济客运专线
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Guangzhou CR Jinan
Locale	Hebei province Shandong province
Stations	11
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Guangzhou CR Jinan
History
Opened	December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)
Technical
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map km Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan HSR to Taiyuan Shijiazhuang–Wuhan HSR to Guangzhou South 0 Shijiazhuang Beijing–Shijiazhuang HSR to Beijing West 18 Shijiazhuang East 40 Gaocheng South 73 Xinji South 116 Hengshui North 160 Jingzhou Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South 205 Dezhou East (Dezhou-Jinan section runs parallel to the Beijing-Shanghai HSR) 229 Pingyuan East 248 Yucheng East 277 Qihe link line Jinan West 307 Jinan East Jinan–Qingdao HSR to Qingdao North Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao km