Nonstop high-speed rail lines from Lianyungang to Linyi and Qufu are expected to open within the year

From: Lianyungang Updated: 2019-04-16 09:39

On　the　15th,　the　last　500-meter　rail　was　laid　firmly　on　the　track　board　by　the　WZ500　track-laying　machine　near　the　Qufu　East　Station,　which　marks　the　successful　completion　of　the　construction　of　the　High-speed　Railway　of　South　Shandong　from　Rizhao　to　Qufu　section　by　the　China　Railway　14th　Bureau　Group　Co.,　LTD.　The　455-kilometer　track-laying　task　was　successfully　completed,　which　laid　the　foundation　for　the　joint　commissioning　of　the　road　section　on　August　1　this　year　and　the　opening　to　traffic　at　the　end　of　the　year.　The　railway　will　be　connected　with　Rizhao　West　Station　of　Qinglian　Railway,　which　means　that　nonstop　high-speed　rail　lines　from　Lianyungang　to　Linyi　and　Qufu　are　expected　to　open　within　the　year.

The　high-speed　railway　of　South　Shandong　starts　from　Rizhao　and　goes　westward　through　Linyi,　Qufu,　Jining　and　Heze.　It　is　connected　with　Lankao　South　Station　of　Zhengxu　Dedicated　Passenger　Line.　It　has　a　total　length　of　494　kilometers　and　a　design　speed　of　350　kilometers　per　hour.　It　is　the　“four　vertical　and　three　horizontal　and　one　ring　dual　core”　of　Shandong　Province.　It　is　an　important　part　of　the　high-speed　railway　network　planning,　the　important　connecting　channel　of　the　national　“eight　vertical　and　eight　horizontal”　high-speed　railway　network,　is　also　the　railway　project　with　the　longest　construction　mileage,　the　largest　investment　scale,　the　most　complicated　construction　conditions　and　the　largest　population　along　the　route　in　Shandong　Province.　The　line　adopts　the　segmentation　construction　mode　which　consists　of　Rizhao-Linyi　section,　Linyi-Qufu　section,　Qufu-Heze　section　and　Heze-Lankao　section.

It　is　reported　that　the　High-speed　Railway　of　South　Shandong　has　set　a　number　of　"firsts"　in　the　history　of　China's　high-speed　railway　construction　since　its　start-up:　38　days　to　produce　the　first　box　girder　of　the　whole　line,　4　months　to　complete　the　removal　of　all　the　red　lines　from　Linyi　to　Qufu　and　three　power　relocations　with　the　fastest　progress　in　the　country.　It　took　5.5　months　to　start　construction　and　achieve　the　first　hole　box　girder　erection,　which　halved　the　amount　of　time　it　would　take　in　similar　projects.　One　and　a　half　years　were　spent　to　start　construction　to　achieve　track　laying,　which　refreshes　the　national　record　of　high-speed　railway　construction.

According　to　the　construction　plan,　Rizhao-Linyi　section,　Linyi-Qufu　section　of　the　South　Shandong　High-speed　Railway　will　open　at　the　end　of　this　year,　and　the　Qufu-Heze　section　will　open　at　the　end　of　May　2022.　Yang　Junquan,　the　deputy　general　manager　of　South　Shandong　High-speed　Railway　Company,　said　that　after　the　completion　of　the　South　Shandong　High-speed　Railway,　it　will　interconnect　with　Beijing-Shanghai　High-speed　Railway,　Qinglian　Railway,　Zheng-Xu　Dedicated　Passenger　Railway,　the　planned　Beijing-Jiulong　Dedicated　Passenger　Railway　and　five　National　Trunk　Railways　along　the　Second　Passenger　Line　of　Beijing-Shanghai.　This　will　end　the　history　of　the　inaccessibility　to　High-speed　Railway　in　Heze　and　Linyi,　which　is　of　great　significance　to　promote　the　transformation　of　old　and　new　kinetic　energy　and　the　sustainable　and　healthy　development　of　economy　and　society　along　the　line.　To　the　east,　Qingdao　can　be　connected　by　Qinglian　Railway　through　Qingrong　Intercity　Railway　to　Yantai　and　Weihai;　to　the　south,　the　planned　coastal　express　railway　corridor　will　connect　Jiangsu,　Shanghai　and　Zhejiang;　in　the　middle,　through　the　hinterland　of　Yimeng　Revolutionary　Area,　Qufu　can　be　connected　with　Beijing-Shanghai　High-speed　Railway　directly　to　Beijing;　to　the　west,　Heze　is　a　joint　with　Xiongshang　Railway.　And　it　goes　still　westward　to　connect　with　Lankao　South　Railway　Station.　The　Zhengzhou-Xuzhou　high-speed　railway　goes　directly　to　Zhengzhou,　and　then　connects　Shanxi,　Chongqing,　Sichuan,　Yunnan,　Guizhou　and　other　provinces　and　cities.

It　is　estimated　that　the　departure　time　from　Linyi　to　Beijing　and　Shanghai　will　be　reduced　from　more　than　10　hours　to　about　3　hours.　It　takes　about　one　hour　from　Lianyungang　to　Qufu.