Dezhou–Dajiawa railway explained

Native Name:	德大铁路
Status:	Operational
End:	Dajiawa (freight) Dongying South (passenger)
Stations:	8 (passenger)
Open:	28 September 2015
Linelength:	255.60NaN0
Electrification:	50 Hz 25,000 V

The Dezhou–Dajiawa railway is a single-track electrified railway line in China. The combined passenger and freight line is 255.6km (158.8miles) 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. 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.

References

1. Web site: 28 September 2015. 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. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929014210/http://news.iqilu.com/shandong/yuanchuang/2015/0928/2559609.shtml . 2015-09-29 . 16 February 2021. iqilu.com. zh.
2. Web site: 30 November 2009. 德大铁路新建工程昨日起开工. Construction of a new railway started yesterday. live. 12 March 2021. www.chnrailway.com. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093256/http://www.chnrailway.com/news/20091130/1130233113.html . 2014-01-16 .
3. Web site: 25 April 2010. 德大铁路概况. Dezhou-Dajiaway railway summary. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040509/http://www.bztlj.com/zhengwu/2015-03-30/128.html. 6 April 2018. 12 March 2021. zh.
4. Web site: 28 May 2018. 大唐故事：燃料铁路专线“突击队”. Datang Story: Fuel Rail Line "Commando". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153826/http://www.cdt-sd-bz.com/culture-detail-5130-4.html. 31 July 2018. 12 March 2021. Datang Binzhou Power Generation Co., Ltd.. zh.
5. Web site: 26 December 2012. 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. live. 12 March 2021. The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153740/http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2012-12/26/content_2299876.htm . 2018-07-31 .