Dandong–Dalian intercity railway

Dandong–Dalian intercity railway
丹大城际铁路
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status in operation
Locale Dandong and Dalian
Liaoning
Termini Dalian
Dandong
Stations 18
Services 1
Operation
Opened 17 December 2015
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 292 km (181 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed 250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map

 Dandong
 Left arrow Shenyang–Dandong intercity railway to Shenyang South
 Tongxing
 Dandong West
 Qianyang
 Donggang
 Beijingzi
 Gushan
 Left arrow Xiuyan-Zhuanghe Railway to Xiuyan
 Landian
 Zhuanghe North
 Zhuanghe West
 Huayuankou
 Chengzitan
 Pikou
 Dengshahe
 Guangningsi
 Jinzhou
 Left arrow Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway to Harbin West
 Dalian North
 Dalian

The Dandong–Dalian intercity railway (simplified Chinese: 丹大城际铁路; traditional Chinese: 丹大城際鐵路; pinyin: Dān-Dà Chéngjì Tiělù) is a high-speed line operated by China Railway High-speed within the Liaodong Peninsula of Liaoning province, connecting the coastal cities of Dandong and Dalian.

Overview

Dandong–Dalian intercity railway is broken down into three segments: Dandong–Zhuanghe, Zhuanghe–Dengshahe, and Dengshahe–Dalian. It will have a total length of about 292 km (181 mi), of which 94 km (58 mi) will be in the Dandong prefectural area, 198 km (123 mi) will be in the Dalian region.[1] The total investment is estimated to be about 14.7 billion yuan with a design speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) of primarily double tracked electrified railway. The construction period was estimated to take about three and a half years[2] and was started on 17 March 2010. It started operation on 17 December 2015.[3]

History

Planning phase

  • 21 April 2009 – Liaoning Provincial Government and the Ministry of Railways signed the "On the strengthening of Liaoning railway construction Minutes", which set a railway design speed of 250 km/h (160 mph) along a double track line electrified railway for passengers and freight.
  • 28 June 2009 – Ministry of Railways jointly with the provincial government reported to the National Development and Reform Commission about their studies on this project.[4]
  • 19–21 December 2009 – Ministry of Railways held preliminary design review meeting, formally adopting the project preliminary design review.

Construction phase

  • 17 March 2010 – Dandong – Zhuanghe section started.[5]
  • 2 December 2010 – First bridge girder erection in the Donggang, Liaoning, area, well north of the town of Wolong with several large bridges completed.[6]

Operation phase

  • 17 December 2015 – Start operation.

References

  1. ↑ 大连到丹东一个半小时 丹大快速铁路计划工期三年半 (in Chinese). Dalian Daily. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ↑ 丹大快速铁路开工进入倒计时 (in Chinese). Dalian Daily. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  3. ↑ 丹大快铁开通运营 1小时生活圈又大了 (in Chinese). 沈阳网. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ 丹大客运专线年底前开工 1小时45分到达大连 (in Chinese).
  5. ↑ 沈丹铁路客运专线和丹大快速铁路正式开建 (in Chinese).
  6. ↑ 丹大快速铁路昨日“上梁” (in Chinese).
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