Dandong–Dalian intercity railway

Dandong–Dalian intercity railway
Dandong–Dalian intercity railway
Overview
Native name	丹大城际铁路; 丹大快铁; 丹大快速铁路; 沿海通道丹东至大连段
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Dandong and Dalian,; Liaoning province
Termini	Dalian; Dandong;
Stations	18
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Services	1
Operator(s)	CR Shenyang
History
Opened	17 December 2015
Technical
Line length	292 km (181 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map
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: 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]