The combined passenger and freight line is 201.8 kilometres (125.4 mi) long and has a design speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph).

Initial service provision was three trains in each direction between Dali and Lincang, and one train per day in each direction between Kunming and Lincang.

[4] 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" development planning research project in April 2023, but operated as separate line.

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