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Rizhao-Lankao High Speed Railway (Rizhao-Qufu Section) Marks First Month of Operation

Published:2020-01-14

  On December 26, 2019, Rizhao-Lankao HSR (Rizhao-Qufu Section) has seen its first month after opening to traffic, with 340,000 trips being made. The HSR has made the travel of people in Yimeng Old Revolutionary Base Area more convenient and become an important engine for boosting local economic development.

  After Rizhao-Lankao HSR (Rizhao-Qufu Section) was put into operation, Linyi, which is located at the southeast of Shandong, joins the 1.5-hour traffic circle of Jinan and Qingdao, and the traveling time between Linyi and Beijing and Shanghai is reduced to 3 to 4 hours. The Yimeng sceneries, which remained unknown in the past, are now favored by tourists in and out of Shandong province. Mengshan Scenic Area, Menglianggu Campaign Memorial Hall, Wang Xizhi's former residence and Guantang Hot Spring now see tour groups and individual tourists every day.

  "In the first month after Rizhao-Lankao HSR (Rizhao-Qufu Section) opened to traffic, 11,000 passengers were dispatched on a daily basis, with a peak of 16,200 passengers on December 1, 2019." Xu Meng, deputy chief of the passenger transport department of China Railway Jinan Group Co., Ltd., told reporters.

  Recently, a tourist road connecting the Guimeng scenic spot of Mengshan National Forest Park and Mengshan Station is under intensive construction. Ruan Yongqing, the general manager of the scenic spot, said that the road will open to traffic in April this year. By then, the scenic spot can be reached from Mengshan Station in 20 minutes by taking a tourist bus.

  At the same time, Linyi, a major agricultural city, has a rich variety of high-quality and characteristic agricultural products. After Rizhao-Lankao HSR (Rizhao-Qufu Section) opened to traffic, the "HSR express service" has greatly promoted the outward transportation of local agricultural products. Lijiazhai Village, located in Linyi Lingang Development Zone, was awarded the title of "China's First Cherry Village" by China Fruit Marketing Association. With Lijiazhai Village as the center and 18 surrounding villages being radiated, the planting area of large cherries has reached 26,000 mu with an annual output of over 20 million kg.

  Officials of the Jinan branch of China Railway Express Co., Ltd. said that they are working with logistics companies such as SF Express to arrange the HSR express service in southern Shandong. It is believed that in the spring of 2020, "Lijiazhai cherry will definitely take the high speed trains and go everywhere".

  HSRs boost various industries. The opening-to-traffic of Rizhao-Lankao HSR (Rizhao-Qufu Section) will not only facilitate people's travel along the line, but also definitely promote the rise of the southern Shandong urban agglomeration with Linyi as the center, enabling complementary advantages and coordinated development, and realizing the goal of "making people in old revolutionary base area live happier" earlier.