Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor

Railway line in China

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification50 Hz 25,000 VOperating speed200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

The Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor (simplified Chinese: 青银通道; traditional Chinese: 青銀通道; pinyin: Qīngyín Tōngdào) is a China Railway High-speed line running from Qingdao, Shandong to Yinchuan, Ningxia. The line passes 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 corridor runs east–west ("horizontally") 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.

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 via Dezhou	250	319	2013^[1]	2017-12-28^[2]
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan section (Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railwayy)	PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Taiyuan.	250	190	2005-06-11	2009-04-01
Taiyuan–Yinchuan section (Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway)	upgraded railway connecting Taiyuan and Yinchuan through Zhongwei.	250		2006-05	2011-01-11

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.
^ "石济高铁明日开行京津冀"矩形"高铁环形网形成_新闻_腾讯网". news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 1 September 2018.

250 km/h route	Qingdao Qingdao North Loushan Jiaozhou North Gaomi Xiashan Weifang Changle Qingzhoushi Linzi Zibo Zhoucun East Zhangqiu Daminghu Jinan
350 km/h route	Hongdao Qingdao Airport Jiaozhou North Gaomi North Weifang North Qingzhoushi North Linzi North Zibo North Zouping Zhangqiu North Jinan East

Jinan-Shijiazhuang

Jinan East
(Jinan West -) Qihe
Yucheng East
Pingyuan East
Dezhou East
Jingzhou
Hengshui North
Xinji South
Gaocheng South
Shijiazhuang East
Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan

Shijiazhuang (Shijiazhuang North - Shijiazhuang West -)
Huolu
Jingxing North
Yangquan North
Donglingjing
Taiyuan East
Taiyuan

Taiyuan–Zhongwei/Yinchuan

Taiyuan–Zhongwei	Taiyuan Taiyuan South Zhongding Logistics Park Qingxu Jiaocheng Wenshui Fenyang Zhujiagou Wuchengzhen Lüliang Liulin South Wubao Yihezhen Suide Zizhou Weijialou Baoqu Yangqiaopan Jingbian Ningtiaoliang Anbianzhen Dingbian Geng'erzhuang Banyao Hongliugou Hongjingzi Dashuikeng Zhuxinzhuang Wangshuitang Laoyanchi Taiyangshan Honggouyao Shuitao Maotoudun Hongsibao Xiaoyanchi Shuangjingzi Zhongning East Panying Huangyangwan Liujiazhuang Zhongwei
Lüliang–Linxian branch	Lüliang Xishuba Lüliang North Sanjiao East Linxian
Dingbian–Yinchuan	Dingbian Wang'ergou Dougou Yanchi Tianjizhang Niumaojing Jijiaquan Gaoshawo Hezhuangzi Meihuajing Ningdong South Yuejiagou Lingwu Nongchang Yongningxian Xianfeng Yinchuan South Yinchuan
Ningdong connection	Ningdong South Ningdong Lingwu

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines