Jinan, December 8 (Xinhua News Agency) (Reporter Zhang Zhongren, Zhai Hao) On the morning of the 8th, the opening ceremony of the Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway was held at Jinan Changqing Station, Qingdao North Railway Station, Zhengzhou East Railway Station and Puyang East Railway Station at the same time.
On December 8, the first G4830 train from Zhengzhou East Station of the Jizheng High-speed Railway left Zhengzhou East Station. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Jianan.
The Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway starts from Jinan West Railway Station, passes through Jinan City, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, Puyang City, Anyang City, Xinxiang City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, and connects to Zhengzhou East Railway Station, with a total length of 407 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
On December 8, near the East Third Ring Road in Zhengzhou City, the train traveled on the Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway (drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Jianan.
The Jizheng high-speed railway is an important connecting line of the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network, the westward passage of the "eight vertical and six horizontal" high-speed rail network in Shandong Province, and the last "pen" of Henan's "m" shaped high-speed rail network. The opening of the project ended the history of Liaocheng City without high-speed rail, and the two provinces of Shandong and Henan achieved direct high-speed rail, and the fastest between Zhengzhou East Railway Station and Jinan West Railway Station can be reached in 1 hour and 43 minutes.
The Changqing Yellow River Railway Bridge of the Jizheng High-speed Railway (drone**) taken on December 8 by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xing Guangli.
On December 8, the train passed through the Changqing Yellow River Railway Bridge of the Jizheng High-speed Railway (drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xing Guangli.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation, the Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway has opened up the fast passage from the Shandong Peninsula to the Central Plains urban agglomeration and the Chengdu-Chongqing region, and vigorously promoted the "three circles" linkage of the three major metropolitan areas of Jinan, Qingdao and Zhengzhou and the coordinated development of the "three groups" of the urban agglomeration of the Shandong Peninsula, the Central Plains and the Guanzhong Plain, which is of great significance for promoting the interconnection of transportation infrastructure and promoting the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
On December 8, the crew of the first G4830 train at Zhengzhou East Station of the Jizheng High-speed Railway waved to passengers. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Jianan.
On December 8, at Jinan Changqing Station of the Jizheng High-speed Railway, a passenger took a group photo with the theater actors who participated in the opening ceremony of the Jinan-Zhengzhou High-speed Railway. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Suhua.