Dandong–Dalian intercity railway

Dandong–Dalian intercity railway
Dandong–Dalian intercity railway
	standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map
	Legend
	Harbin–Dalian HSR
	toHarbin West
	Harbin–Dalian railway
	to Harbin
	Youyan–Zhuanghe railway
	to Youyan
	Shenyang–Dandong ICR
	to Shenyang South
	Shenyang–Dandong railway
	to Sujiatun
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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:

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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
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^ 丹大快速铁路昨日“上梁” (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[dld67663-1] 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.

[dd2224941-2] 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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).^{[permanent dead link]}

[sina07321988288-5] 沈丹铁路客运专线和丹大快速铁路正式开建 (in Chinese).

[lnnen3662529-6] 丹大快速铁路昨日“上梁” (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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