Qingdao–Taiyuan passenger railway
| Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway 青太高速铁路 | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | China Railways | ||
| Locale | Shandong Hebei Shanxi | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | ~30 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | High-speed rail | ||
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-Speed | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 873 km (542 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 350 km | ||
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The Qingdao–Taiyuan high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 青太高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 青太高速鐵路; pinyin: Qīngtài Gāosù Tiělù) is a high-speed railway line under construction in China. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, connecting Qingdao Station and Taiyuan Station. It will be 873 km long.
Status
Currently, two section is operational while Shijiazhuang-Jinan is under planning. Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway is made of three sections.
Components
Operational lines are marked with green background.
| Section | Description | Designed speed (km/h) |
Length (km) |
Construction start date |
Open date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway 
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HSR Corridor across North China consisting of three segments connecting Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang, Jinan and Qingdao. | 350 | 873 | 2005-06-01 | 2016 |
| Qingdao-Jinan Section (Qingdao–Jinan High-Speed Railway) |
PDL connecting Qingdao and Jinan | 350 | 364 | 2007-01-28 | 2008-12-20 |
| Jinan-Shijiazhuang Section (Shijiazhuang–Jinan High-Speed Railway) |
PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Jinan via Dezhou | 350 | 319 | expected 2013[1] |
2016 |
| Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Section (Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway) |
PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Taiyuan. | 350 | 190 | 2005-06-11 | 2009-04-01 |
References
- ^ "石家庄至济南铁路客运专线将开工". 中国交通. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.