Dalian Jiaotong University
university in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
Dalian Jiaotong University (Chinese: 大连交通大学; pinyin: Dàlián Jiāotōng Dàxué) is a university in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is under the supervision of the provincial government and previously the Ministry of Railways. It has its main campus near downtown Dalian and a smaller campus in the Dalian Hi-tech Zone in Lüshunkou District. Until 2004, it was known as Dalian Railway Institute (Chinese: 大连铁道学院; pinyin: Dàlián Tiědào Xuéyuàn). Dalian Jiaotong University is the only university with a curriculum featuring rail transit in Northeast China.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 2, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3467518. VIAF identifies the subject as 139109301. The Library of Congress control number is no2011085810. Authority coordinates are 38.913, 121.571. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
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