Dengfeng Tourist Railway

Dengfeng, China is building a 70 km (43 mi) Tourist Railway, the first phase of which is scheduled to open in 2020.

Consortium

On 10 September 2018, Raffles Investment and Development Company, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Raffles Infrastructure, signed an agreement with China Railway Construction Corporation (CRRC), 23 Bureau, and Chengdu Tianfu Railtech Valley Technology to form a consortium to bid for infrastructure-related projects in China. On 19 October 2018, the consortium signed an agreement with the Tourism Board of the government of Dengfeng City, China to build a tourist railway in Dengfeng City at an estimated cost of Yuan 6 billion ($US 864.4 million).

Construction

The line is planned to be constructed in four stages, starting in 2018 and ending in 2026. For each stage, a land survey report and environmental report are required.

  • Phase one (2018–2020): Songshan Tourist Centre to Shaolin Temple, 15 km (9.3 mi), Yuan 1.3 billion
  • Phase two (2020–2022): Songshan Tourist Centre to Songshan Study Courtyard and Zhongyue Temple, 15 km (9.3 mi), Yuan 1.3 billion
  • Phase three (2022–2024): Zhongyue Temple to Luya Waterfall and Safari Zoological Park, 15 km (9.3 mi), Yuan 1.3 billion
  • Phase four (2024–2026): Safari Zoological Park to Chaoyanggou Xiqu Town, 20 km (12 mi), Yuan 1.7 billion

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