The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor () is a new high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Shanghai in addition to the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The line runs from to Anting and Situan in Shanghai, and the route is Beijing–Tianjin–Weifang–Linyi–Xinyi–Huai'an–Yancheng–Nantong–Shanghai. It consists of the Beijing–Tianjin ICR, the Tianjin–Weifang HSR, the Weifang–Suqian HSR, part of the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR, part of the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang HSR and part of the Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR, with a total length of .

Route Beijing South to Binhai Section It is planned to use the existing Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway or the Beijing–Binhai intercity railway, under construction, incorporating eight stations: , , Yongle, , , , and .

Binhai to Weifang section

The Binhai to Weifang section runs from station, part of the Tianjin rail hub, and enters Hebei Province via Dagang, Nangang industrial zone, Dagang oilfield and Beidagang Wetland Nature Reserve, which are located in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin. It then crosses the Zhangwei New River through Huanghua City and Haixing County of Cangzhou City, and enters Shandong Province, and passes through Qingyun County of Dezhou City, Wudi County, Yangxin County and Bincheng District of Binzhou City, Lijin County, Dongying District and Guangrao County of Dongying City, Shouguang City and Hanting District of Weifang City, and runs to station on the Jinan–Qingdao HSR. The total length is about , with 10 stations, namely , Binhai East, Binhai South, Huanghua North, Haixing West, Wudi, , , Shouguang East and Weifang North. The railway standard is high-speed railway, double-track, with a design speed of . To achieve railway interconnection, the project will also include the -long , connecting with , and a total of about of connecting lines to the Tianjin–Qinhuangdao HSR, the Beijing–Binhai ICR, and the Jinan–Qingdao HSR. It will also build a new Binhai West EMU depot and depots at Dongying South, Weifang North and elsewhere. The total cost of the project is estimated to be 114.54 billion yuan, and construction is estimated to take five years.

Weifang to Suqian section

The main line is -long, of which the Weifang to Xinyi section is -long (designed by China Railway Design Group Co., Ltd.) and the Xinyi to Suqian section is -long (designed by China Railway Fourth Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd.). Other related projects include the Qingdao connecting line. There are 12 stations along the line, namely (existing), Anqiu, Zhucheng West, Wulian North, Juxian North, Yinan, (existing), Lanling, Tancheng West, Xinyi East, Suqian East, and Yanghe North ("signal station" or overtaking loop).

After the feasibility study of the proposed Hefei–Xinyi high-speed railway was reviewed in September 2020, in order to better promote the construction of the Beijing–Shanghai Second Channel, the China Railway Corporation merged the original new Weifang–Xinyi railway, the new Hefei–Xinyi railway, and the Xinyi East to Sixian East section of the Xinyi East to Yanghe North section into the new Weifang–Suqian railway project as part of the main channel of the Beijing–Shanghai Second Channel. Subsequently, the Suqian to Sixian East section of the original Hefei–Xinyi railway was reassigned to the Weifang-Suqian high-speed railway.

On 10 August 2023, the second information announcement on the environmental impact assessment of the new Weifang–Suqian HSR was released on the official website of the Qingdao Municipal Transportation Bureau.

Suqian to Huai'an section The Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR from Suqian to has been opened.

Huai'an to Yangzhou section The Lianyungang–Zhenjiang HSR from to has been opened.

Yangzhou to Shanghai Section It shares the same line with the Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR, currently under construction, from to .

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