On the morning of March 10, 2026, at the construction site of the Jibin High speed Railway in Binzhou, Shandong Province, the first pair of 500 meter long steel rails were smoothly and accurately laid on the ballastless track bed of the Huibin No.2 Extra large Bridge, marking the official entry of the Jibin High speed Railway into the track laying stage. The Jibin High speed Railway is an important component of the Jinwei High speed Railway and the Shandong Lubei Rapid Railway Corridor, and is also a key connecting line of the national "Eight Verticals and Eight Horizontals" high-speed railway network, including the Beijing Shanghai and Qingtai corridors. There are 6 stations along the entire line, including Jinan East, Yaoqiang Airport, Jiyang, Shanghe, Huimin, and Binzhou. (New Society)