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| Qingdao-Yinchuan corridor 青银通道 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Shandong,Hebei,Shanxi,Shaanxi,Ningxia |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
| Electrification | 50 Hz 25,000 V |
| Operating speed | 200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph) |
TheQingdao–Yinchuan corridor (simplified Chinese:青银通道;traditional Chinese:青銀通道;pinyin:Qīngyín Tōngdào) is aChina Railway High-speed line running fromQingdao,Shandong toYinchuan,Ningxia. The line passes through the cities ofJinan,Shijiazhuang, andTaiyuan. Announced in 2016 as part of China's"Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the line comprises the existingQingdao–Taiyuan passenger railway and theTaiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway.
The Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor runs east–west ("horizontally") from the coastal city ofQingdao in Shandong Province, passing throughJinan,Shijiazhuang, andTaiyuan before terminating atYinchuan inNingxia.
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.
| Section | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao–Jinan section (Qingdao–Jinan high-speed railway) | HSR connecting Qingdao and Jinan | 350 | 308 | 2015 | 2018-12-26 |
| Jinan–Shijiazhuang section (Shijiazhuang–Jinan high-speed railway) | PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Jinan viaDezhou | 250 | 319 | 2013[1] | 2017-12-28[2] |
| Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan section (Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway) | PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Taiyuan. | 250 | 190 | 2005-06-11 | 2009-04-01 |
| Taiyuan–Yinchuan section (Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway) | upgraded railway connectingTaiyuan andYinchuan throughZhongwei. | 250 | 945 | 2006-05 | 2011-01-11 |