Huizhou–Dayawan railway

Huizhou–Dayawan railway
Overview
Native name	惠大铁路
Status	Operational
Locale	Huizhou, Guangdong, China
Termini	Huizhou West Chunzhou
Stations	6
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	January 2004 (Huizhou West-Dayawan)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Huizhou–Dayawan railway or Huida railway (Chinese: 惠大铁路; pinyin: Huìdà Tiělù) is a single-track freight-only railway line located in Huizhou, Guangdong, China.

History

The railway was opened from Huizhou West to Dayawan in January 2004,[1] following 11 years of construction.

Work to extend the railway to the Huizhou Port had already started in December 2003.[2] The one-station extension to Huizhou Port opened in December 2009.[1]

A 1.87 kilometres (1.16 mi) long branch connecting the Quanwan coal terminal was opened with the terminal on 1 November 2018.[3] The station at the Quanwan coal terminal is named Chunzhou.

Stations

• Huizhou West (惠州西)
• Huihuan West (惠环西)
• Huiyang East (惠阳东)[4]
• Dayawan (大亚湾)
• Huizhou Port (惠州港)
• Chunzhou (纯洲)

Route

The line leaves the Beijing–Kowloon railway west of Huizhou West railway station in Huicheng District and heads south, through Huiyang District, to Dayawan railway station. The line then splits into multiple branches which terminate at the coast.

Future Development

There are proposals to electrify the railway, add a second track, and operate passenger services.[1]

References

1. "借助惠大铁路改造开通大亚湾客运列车？专家不赞成". epaper.oeeee.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
2. "惠大铁路进港线明年五一前通车" [Huida Railway port extension will open before 1 May next year]. huizhou.cn (in Chinese). 25 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
3. "粤东最大煤炭码头开始运营！盐田港控股荃湾煤炭港进港铁路今日通车" [Eastern Guangdong's largest coal terminal started operation! Port Railway to Yantian Port holding Quanwan Coal Port opened today]. 南方网 (in Chinese). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
4. "4月10日起，惠州3铁路站点更名！". 惠大铁路惠阳站更名为惠阳东站