Jinan is a major rail hub in eastern China and the provincial capital of Shandong. The city sits on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed corridor and links inland Shandong with coastal cities on the peninsula. Jinan has three main passenger stations: Jinan Railway Station, Jinan West Railway Station, and Jinan East Railway Station. China Railway operates the city's high-speed, intercity, and conventional passenger services.
High-speed trains from Jinan use CRH and CR trainsets on G and D services, with Jinan West handling many long-distance high-speed departures on the north-south trunk line. Jinan Railway Station remains important for conventional trains and selected intercity services, while Jinan East supports high-speed and regional services toward Shandong's eastern and northern corridors.
Rail routes from Jinan run north toward Beijing and Tianjin, south toward Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, east across Shandong toward Qingdao, Yantai, and Weihai, and west or southwest toward Zhengzhou, Xi'an, and other inland connections. Book trains from and to Jinan online at Rail Monsters.