Jinan - Taiyuan Train

Nowadays, 12 or so pairs of bullet trains are operated between Jinan and Taiyuan with a running distance of about 530 - 565 km (330 - 352 mi), taking about 3 - 4.5 hours. The minimum expense for a single ride on the high speed trains is CNY 161, of the second class seat.

There are also 4 pairs of normal speed trains running between these two cities with duration of about 6 - 7.5 hours, including several overnight sleeper trains whose cheapest price for a hard sleeper ticket is CNY 142.
  Open date: September, 2016 
 Duration: about 3 - 4.5 hours
 Distances: about 530 - 565 km (330 - 352 mi)
 Top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
 Operated at: Jinan West/ Jinan East Railway Station, Taiyuan/ Taiyuan South Railway Station
 Major stations along the way: Yucheng East, Pingyuan East, Dezhou East, Hengshui North, Xinji South, Gaocheng South, Shijiazhuang, Yangquan North
 (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D1618	08:51 - 12:35	3h44m
D1636	10:42 - 14:41	3h59m
D1640	13:18 - 16:47	3h29m
D1652	17:49 - 21:09	3h20m
D1632	19:03 - 22:49	3h46m

Around 12 departures in total: departure time from 08:18 to 19:03; duration from 3H20M to 4H42M.

See more Jinan Schedule 
 (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D1634	08:58 - 12:50	3h52m
D1628	10:35 - 13:55	3h20m
D1670	12:13 - 15:40	3h27m
D1638	13:48 - 18:15	4h27m
D2780	15:16 - 19:00	3h44m

Around 12 departures in total: departure time from 08:58 to 15:16; duration from 3H3M to 4H31M.
See more Taiyuan Schedule 

Note: The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.  
 (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 556 USD 76	CNY 256 - 297 USD 35 - 41	CNY 161 - 185.5 USD 22 - 25

  Operated at: Jinan Railway Station/ Daminghu Railway Station, Taiyuan Railway Station
 Duration: about 6 - 7.5 hours
 Distance: about 537 - 545 km (335 - 340 mi)
 Top speed: 120/ 160 km/h (75/ 99 mph)
 Major stations along the way: Yucheng, Dezhou, Hengshui, Xinji, Jinzhou, Shijiazhuang North, Yangquan North
  (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z268	00:47 - 06:41	5h54m
K1332	08:41 - 15:18	6h37m
Z4356	08:55 - 16:02	7h7m
K882	23:11 - 06:18+	7h7m

 (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z270	20:29 - 02:36+	6h7m
K1334	21:28 - 05:09+	7h41m
K884	21:41 - 04:14+	6h33m
Z4358	22:34 - 05:17+	6h43m

Notes:
1. The above timetables are only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search tool on the top of this page.
2. “+” means the second day.  
 (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 214 USD 29	CNY 142 USD 20	CNY 75 USD 10

 

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