Abstract:Hidden karst is widely distributed in central Shandong province, and karst collapse disasters have occurred frequently for many years. It has brought more difficulties to the survey, construction and operation management of highspeed railway in the region. Based on the summary and analysis of geological structure, hydrogeological conditions and karst collapse development status of the crossing section of the line, taking a proposed highspeed railway in eastern Tai'an area as the research object, selecting eight karst collapse impact factors as evaluation indicators, the weight of each evaluation indicator has been calculated by using AHP method, a targeted evaluation indicator system has been constructd, and the vulnerability of karst collapse has been evaluated by using GIS spatial analysis method. It is showed that the area of high vulnerability area is about 11.0km2, accounting for 37.6%, the area of medium vulnerability area is about 9.6km2, accounting for 32.9%, and the area of low vulnerability area is about 7.8km2, accounting for 26.8%. It is necessary to take further prevention and control measures in the process of highspeed railway construction. It can provide geological basis for the determination of highspeed railway line scheme and engineering treatment, as well as references for the planning, construction and disaster prevention and mitigation management of highspeed railway projects in similar covered karst areas.