大连交通大学是一所以轨道交通为特色，工学为主，工、管、文、理、经、法、艺等多学科协调发展的辽宁省重点建设高校。学校创建于1956年，时为大连机车车辆制造学校；1958年升格为大连铁道学院，隶属原铁道部；2004年更名为大连交通大学，实行省部共建。

Dalian Jiaotong University is a key university in Liaoning Province with distinctive features in rail transit, focusing on engineering, and coordinated development of multiple disciplines such as engineering, management, liberal arts, science, economics, law, and arts. Founded in 1956 as Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Manufacturing School, it was upgraded to Dalian Railway Institute in 1958, affiliated to the former Ministry of Railways, and renamed Dalian Jiaotong University in 2004, jointly built by the province and the ministry.

学校现有沙河口、旅顺口两个校区，总占地面积82.1万平方米，校舍建筑总面积54.1万平方米。设有16个学院（部），52个本科专业，拥有2个博士后科研流动站，3个一级学科博士点，19个一级学科硕士点，11个硕士专业学位授权类别。

The university currently has two campuses, Shahekou and Lvshunkou, covering a total area of 821,000 square meters with a total building area of 541,000 square meters. It has 16 colleges (departments), 52 undergraduate majors, 2 post-doctoral research stations, 3 first-level discipline doctoral programs, 19 first-level discipline master programs, and 11 master's professional degree authorization categories.

学校坚持立德树人根本任务，以培养高素质应用型人才为目标，形成了“崇严尚实、坚韧执着”的校训精神和“明德求索、锲而不舍”的优良校风。近年来，学校在人才培养、科学研究、社会服务等方面取得了显著成就，为国家轨道交通事业和地方经济社会发展作出了重要贡献。

Adhering to the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education and aiming at cultivating high-quality applied talents, the university has formed the school motto of "Upholding Strictness and Practicality, Persistence and Tenacity" and the fine school spirit of "Pursuing Virtue and Truth, Perseverance". In recent years, the university has made remarkable achievements in talent cultivation, scientific research, and social services, making important contributions to the national rail transit industry and local economic and social development.