Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway

The Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway, abbreviated Shiji passenger railway is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed, running between Shijiazhuang and Jinan, the provincial capitals of Hebei and Shandong, respectively. The line will additionally pass through and serve cities of Hengshui, Cangzhou and Dezhou. Traditionally, passengers travelling east from Shijiazhuang towards Shandong would need to detour towards Beijing or Tianjin. Its completion allowed trains to run directly between Shijiazhuang and Jinan at 250 km/h, shortening travel times between the two cities from the previous 4 hours to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

History
In late January 2013, it was announced that construction work on the Shijiazhuang–Jinan passenger railway would begin. The line started operation on December 28, 2017, though it terminated at Jinan West as Jinan East was yet to be completed. Jinan East was opened on 26 December 2018.