On 31 August 2016, a feasibility study was published which investigated the construction of a railway between Zhengzhou and Jinan.

At the time, it was expected to be completed by 2020.

[1] Construction officially began on 18 June 2020 on the section between Zhengzhou East and Puyang East and operation began on 20 June 2022.

[2] The Jinan-Puyang section started construction on 29 December 2019 and opened on 8 December 2023.

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