The Dali–Lincang railway () is a single-track electrified railway in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The combined passenger and freight line is long and has a design speed of .

History

In December 2020, electrification of the railway was completed. It opened on 30 December 2020. Initial service provision was three trains in each direction between

Dali Dali or Dalí may refer to: Chinese history * Kingdom of Dali (937–1253 AD), centered in modern Yunnan * Kingdom of Nanzhao or Dali, Kingdom of Dali's predecessor state * Dali, Emperor Daizong of Tang's third and last regnal period (766–779) ...

and

Lincang Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. History Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty. On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancell ...

, and one train per day in each direction between

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and Lincang. Services will be increased further from 20 January 2021. An extension proposed to Myanmar border town of Mengding and Qingshuihe National Class I border port, a total extension length of 167 kilometers and a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour. It has been included in the national railway "14th Five-Year Plan" developmen
planning research project
in April 2023, but operated as separate line.

Major Passenger stations

* * (opened on November 6, 2021) * *

References

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