Atlas Corridor
Component

Dali-Lijang Railway

railway

Cities

Dali, Yunnan
China
Lijiang, Yunnan
China

Distance

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existing
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Cost

$0.5b
$548,000,000

Phases

operational, 2012

Objective

The main objective of the Project is to remove a constraint to sustainable economic growth.

Description

The Project will entail constructing 167 km of single-track, standard gauge, Class I railway, reserved for electrification, between Dali and Lijiang, and expanding the capacity of the existing Guangtong-Dali line (Guangda line) to accommodate additional traffic.

History

During the time of the implementation, the project was excuted by West Yunnan Railway Company and Ministry of Railway in China. These entities were disoolved in 2013 as part of a major government restructuring plan.

Finance

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$180000000 loan
Asian Development Bank Bank
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$40000000 loan
French Development Agency Development bank
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$328000000 investment
Government of China Government

Operators

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China Railway Kunming Group
Company

Sources