Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway

Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleShandong & Henan, China
Termini
Stations17
Service
TypeHigh-speed railway
Services1
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
Opened26 November 2019
Technical
Line length494 km (307 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification50 Hz 25 kV（AC）
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map

Legend
Zhengzhou–Xuzhou HSR to Zhengzhou East
 Lankao South
Zhengzhou–Xuzhou HSR to Xuzhou East
 Zhuangzhai
Beijing–Shangqiu HSR to Shangqiu
 Heze East
Beijing–Shangqiu HSR to Beijing Fengtai
 Juye North
Jiaxiang North
Jining North
Jining East
Qufu South
Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South
 Qufu East
Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao
 Sishui South
Mengshan
Feixian North
Linyi North
Junan North
Lijiazhai
Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway to Yanzhou
Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Yancheng
 Rizhao West
Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Qingdao North
 Rizhao
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The Rizhao–Lankao high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in Shandong and Henan, China.

History

The initial section, from Rizhao to Qufu East, opened on 26 November 2019, connecting Rizhao on the Yellow Sea coast with Qufu, home of Confucius and a major tourist destination.[1] The section from Qufu East to Zhuangzhai opened on 26 December 2021.[2][3] The section from Zhuangzhai to Lankao South opened on 18 July 2024.[4]

Description

The total length of the route from Rizhao to Lankao will be 494 kilometres (307 mi).[5]

The railway has a design speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). The railway starts from Rizhao West on the Qingdao–Yancheng railway, part of the Coastal corridor, a high-speed rail corridor running along the eastern coast of China. The railway heads inland to Qufu East on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway thereby providing high-speed connections to a wide variety of destinations.[5]

Services

In November 2019, there were around ten trains per day in each direction along the line, the fastest time between the terminals is now 1 hour 14 minutes (trains G5589 and G5570) the slowest direct train on the line takes 1 hour and 53 minutes and stops at every station (train G5578). There are other trains that go the long way around between the stations, for example train G5528 goes from Linyi North to Rizhao West via Qufu, Jinan, Weifang and Qingdao taking 4 hours 35 minutes.[6]

Whilst quite a few of the direct trains travel just between Rizhao and Qufu, there are numerous other direct trains which include this section of line, destinations available by direct trains include Qingdao, Zibo, Weihai, Yantai, Jinan and Tai'an.[6]

Stations

References

  1. ^ "Rizhao-Qufu Section of Rizhao-Lankao HSR Put into Operation on November 26". China Railway. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "日照至兰考高铁曲阜至庄寨段将于26日开通运营". Sohu.
  3. ^ "日兰考高铁曲庄段今日开通" (in Chinese). 高铁网. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "河南兰考：日兰高铁全线贯通运营_王玮_图片_日照". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Rizhao-Qufu high speed line opens". Railway Gazette International. Railway Gazette International. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Qufu East to Rizhaoxi Trains (曲阜东 - 日照西)". Trip.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019. (To repeat search, change date to a day in the future)