Three passenger railway stations serve Jinan: Jinan Railway Station, Jinan West Railway Station and Jinan East Railway Station.

Jinan Railway Station is the stopover point for major lines including Beijing-Shanghai and Qingdao-Jinan. Other major cities reached via this station are Guangzhou (22 hrs), Xian (15 hrs), Urumqi (48 hrs) and Hangzhou. All high-speed and bullet trains have moved to Jinan Southwest Station.

Jinan Southwest Railway Station acts as a starting point for five trains on the Beijing Shanghai Line. It is newly constructed and was opened to the public in July of 2011. There are 150 high speed trains here that go to many destinations including Beijing (1.5 hrs), Shanghai (5 hrs), Qingdao (2.5 hrs), Hangzhou (4.5 hrs), Nanjing (2.5 hrs), Tianjin (1.5 hrs), Fuzhou (12.5 hrs).

Jinan East Railway Station is a stopover for the Qingdao-Dandong, Qingdao-Taiyuan, Beijing-Yantai and Beijing-Weihai among others.

There are three different ways to book a train ticket in Jinan: over the phone, online and at the ticket window. Tickets can be purchased over the telephone (9510 5105) 4-12 days (tickets during Spring Festival travel rush are available 20 days in advance since January 2013, but this is subject to change). According to new rules introduced on Jan 1, 2013, all train tickets must be collected within 24 hours of purchase. Tickets are non transferable and are void if not used on the correct day.

To book tickets online, use the site www.12306.cn. Tickets can be reserved daily from 7:00-23:00 from 12-20 days in advance (subject to change; pre-sale booking periods often change during the Spring Festival and other important National Holidays). You can buy rail tickets at the sales window up to 10-20 days in advance (also subject to change).

Using the real-name system, if a passenger loses their train ticket they can report the loss to get a new ticket. The replacement fee for lost tickets is 2 RMB and passengers will receive a ticket replacement. Passengers who have lost their tickets can report this at the train station ticket window if they have their original valid ID that was originally used to purchase the tickets and the date and station names of the original ticket. Passengers can get replacement tickets up to 20 minutes before departure time.

Jinan Railway Station (Jinan Huoche Zhan)
Destinations: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Sifang, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xi'an
Add: 19 Chazhan Jie, Jinan
Ticket Office Tel: 0531 9510 5105
Service Tel: 0531 12306
Bus routes: 3, 9, 11, 18, 34, 43, 83, 113, 118, k156, k302, k51, k90, k98

Jinan West Railway Station (Jinan Xizhan)
Destinations: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao
Add: Dajinzhuang Lu Huaiyin District, Jinan
Bus route: K157

Jinan East Railway Station (Jinan Dong Zhan)
Destinations: Weihai, Yantai, Beijing, Sifang, Dandong
Add: North of Daming Lake, Jinan
Tel: 0531 8893 4988
Bus route: 6, 14, 30, 31, 33, 36, 83, 112, 122

Jinan Rail Bureau Industry Development Tourism Service Center
Add: 5 Minzu Dajie, Jinan
Tel: 0531 8243 7860

Shangdong Century Aviation Extension Co., Ltd.
Add: 74 Lishan Lu, Jinan
Tel: 0531 8834 0888

Zhenlu Air Ticket Office
Add: 68 Luoyuan Dajie, Jinan
Tel: 0531 8601 4184

Hepinglu Ticket Office
Add: 43-8 Heping Lu, Jinan
Tel: 0531 8641 7777

Jinyang Ticket Center
Add: 111 Weiyi Lu, Jinan
Tel: 0531 8611 7775

Note: Most of the post offices and CCB (China Construction Bank) offices in Jinan can provide train ticketing service.

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