Dandong–Dalian Intercity Railway is a Chinese high-speed railway within Liaoning Province, connecting the coastal cities of Dandong and Dalian.
Overview
Dandong–Dalian Intercity Railway is broken down into three segments: Dandong - Zhuanghe section, Zhuanghe - Dengshahe section and the Dengshahe - Dalian section. It will have a total length of about 292 km, of which 94 km will be in the Dandong prefectural area, 198 km 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 of primarily double trackedelectrified 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 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]
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