China News Agency, Beijing, December 24 (Reporter Zhou Yin) China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Railway Group) disclosed on the 24th that the Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway Qufu to Heze to Zhuangzhai section (hereinafter referred to as Rilan The Quzhuang section of the high-speed rail will be put into operation on December 26. The "Peony Capital" Heze is connected to the national high-speed rail network. The fastest travel time between Heze and Beijing and Jinan is 2 hours and 59 minutes and 1 hour and 23 minutes, respectively.
On the 24th, the railway department will sell train tickets for the Quzhuang section of the Japan-Lanzhou high-speed railway.
The Ri-Lan high-speed railway starts from Rizhao City, Shandong Province in the east, passes through Linyi City, Jining City, and Heze City in the west, and ends at Lankao County, Kaifeng City, Henan Province. The design speed of the line is 350 kilometers per hour.
The Rizhao-Qufu section of the Ri-Lan high-speed rail was opened on November 26, 2019.
The section from Qufu to Heze to Zhuangzhai opened this time is 199 kilometers long, with 7 stations in Qufu South, Jining East, Jining North, Jiaxiang North, Juye North, Heze East, and Zhuangzhai.
After connecting the Zhuangzhai to Lankao section currently under construction, the Rizhao to Lankao high-speed railway will be fully operational.
According to the National Railway Group, the Quzhuang section of the Rilan High-speed Railway runs through many historical cities, with rich tourism resources and profound cultural heritage.
Since the start of construction in January 2019, China Railway Group has organized participating units to focus on local cultural heritage and ecological environmental protection, and promote the construction of the project in a scientific, orderly, safe and high-quality manner, ensuring that the project is completed on schedule.
After the Quzhuang section of the Japan-Lanzhou high-speed railway is opened for operation, the railway department will arrange for the operation of 18 pairs of mobile trains with an initial operating speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
When the national railway operation chart is adjusted on January 10, 2022, 23 pairs of EMU trains will be arranged, including 19 pairs on daily lines and 4 pairs on peak lines.
According to the National Railway Group, the Rilan High-speed Railway is an important connection line of China’s “eight vertical and eight horizontal” high-speed railway network. Heze is connected to the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed railway, and the Xulan high-speed railway in Lankao. A high-speed railway "golden belt" is strung in southern Shandong and eastern Henan to further improve the regional road network structure and enhance the transportation interconnection between southern Shandong and the Central Plains. Facilitating the travel of people along the route is of great significance for promoting regional economic and social development and facilitating the implementation of the strategy for the rise of central China.
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