The Qingdao part of Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railway that is undertaken by the China State Construction started the bridge lifting construction recently. The Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railway is the 1st high-speed railway invested and built by local government approved by central government. The railway is 307.8km long, the total investment reaches CNY 60 billion; it plans to open to traffic in the end of 2018.

    The Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railway’s design max speed is 350km/h; the passenger can take only 1 hour from Jinan to Qingdao after the railway built. (Fu Xuejun Zhou Jianliang shot)