Dandong–Dalian intercity railway

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.

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 -17 Dalian 0 Dalian North ( connects Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway to Harbin West) 14 Jinzhou ( connects Harbin–Dalian railway to Harbin) 30 Guangningsi 50 Dengshahe 59 Xingshutun 84 Pikou 98 Chengzitan 111 Huayuankou Zhuanghe West 146 Zhuanghe North Landian ( connects Youyan–Zhuanghe railway to Youyan) 174 Qingdui 207 Dagushan 236 Beijingzi 255 Donggang North Qianyang South 271 Dandong West Tongxing ( connects Shenyang–Dandong intercity railway to Shenyang South) ( connects Shenyang–Dandong railway to Sujiatun) 293 Dandong

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. "Archived copy" 丹大快铁开通运营 1小时生活圈又大了 (in Chinese). 沈阳网. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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).