Dezhou–Dajiawa railway

Dezhou–Dajiawa railway
The railway crossing the Yellow River
Overview
Native name德大铁路
StatusOperational
Termini
Stations8 (passenger)
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened28 September 2015
Technical
Line length255.6 km (159 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification50 Hz 25,000 V

The Dezhou–Dajiawa railway is a single-track electrified railway line in China. The combined passenger and freight line is 255.6 kilometres (158.8 mi) long. Passenger services currently operate between Dezhou and Dongying South, the section from Dongying South to Dajiawa is only used by freight trains.[1]

History

Construction on the line began in November 2009.[2] The line was built as a joint project between the Ministry of Railways and Shandong Province.[3]

The railway opened with the first passenger services on 28 September 2015.[1] Freight operation began in 2017.[4]

Route

The line departs from the Beijing–Shanghai railway south of Dezhou and heads east. There are several branches, including a chord which leads on to the Zibo–Dongying railway heading north towards Dongying. It crosses the Yellow River east of Binzhou.[5] At Dajiawa, the line continues east as the freight-only Dajiawa–Laizhou–Longkou railway.

The line is used for coal transportation to a plant near Binzhou.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "德大铁路今日通车 首列火车8点48分驶出滨州站" [Dezhou–Dajiawa railway opened today. The first train left Binzhou at 8:48]. iqilu.com (in Chinese). 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ "德大铁路新建工程昨日起开工" [Construction of a new railway started yesterday]. www.chnrailway.com (in Chinese). 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "德大铁路概况" [Dezhou-Dajiaway railway summary] (in Chinese). 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "大唐故事：燃料铁路专线"突击队"" [Datang Story: Fuel Rail Line "Commando"]. Datang Binzhou Power Generation Co., Ltd. (in Chinese). 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "德大铁路龙居黄河特大桥合龙" [The Longju Yellow River Bridge of the Dezhou-Dajiawa Railway is joined]. The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 12 March 2021.