Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway

Lanzhou-Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
兰中城际铁路
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status Operational
Locale Lanzhou, Gansu
Termini Lanzhou
Zhongchuan Airport
Stations 6
Operation
Opened September 30, 2015
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 61 km (38 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Electrification 50Hz 25,000V
Operating speed 200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline 6.0%
Route map
Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Simplified Chinese 兰中城际铁路
Traditional Chinese 蘭中城際鐵路
Full name
Simplified Chinese 兰州至中川机场城际铁路
Traditional Chinese 蘭州至中川機場城際鐵路

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway is a regional higher-speed railway located in Gansu Province, connecting the Lanzhou urban area and Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport. As Zhongchuan Airport is quite distant from the urban area of Lanzhou, regular ground transport currently takes about an hour to make the journey and taxi journeys are expensive at around 150 to 200RMB, but with little to no time advantage over the airport bus service. Thus a high-speed rail connection was initiated by the Lanzhou government in order to improve access to the airport, but also to the adjacent Lanzhou New Area special economic zone. The journey to the airport now takes from 30 to 40 minutes at a cost of 18.5RMB for Second Class and 22RMB for First Class.

Overview

The Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway is proposed to be the first section of a longer Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway, connecting western Gansu cities. Length of the railway will be 61 kilometres (38 mi). Starting from Lanzhou West Railway Station the route parallels the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway for a short distance. From Fuliqu to Zhongchuan Airport 48.2 kilometres (30.0 mi) of new railway is built as a double tracked electrified line. Total investment was projected to be over 9.1 billion yuan RMB. A total of six stations will be constructed, Lanzhou West Railway Station will allow transfers to the future Lanzhou Metro Line 2, Chenguanying will allow transfers to Metro Line 1. Lanzhou New Area Railway Station will allow transfers to future tram and metro services.

An initial groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 27, 2010. However works were not actually started. On December 21, 2012, another groundbreaking ceremony was held again with full construction now underway.[1] The line started operation on September 30, 2015.[2]

Stations

Station
№		 Station Name Chinese Distance
km		 Metro
transfers/connections		 Location
LZJ Lanzhou 兰州 0.00 0.00 Chengguan
LAJ Lanzhou West (Lanzhouxi) 兰州西 10.00 10.00  1  Qilihe
CAJ Chenguanying 陈官营 8.70 18.70 Xigu
FLJ Fuliqu 福利区 3.00 21.70
XIJ Xigu 西固 2.40 24.10
HOJ Huangyangtou 黄羊头 11.20 35.20 Gaolan Co.
LQJ Lanzhou New Area (Lanzhou Xinqu) 兰州新区 31.20 66.50 Yongdeng Co.
ZJJ Zhongchuan Airport (Zhongchuan Jichang) 中川机场 3.80 70.30

See also

References

  1. ↑ "敦煌至格尔木和兰州至中川机场铁路开工建设" [Work started on the Dunhuang-Golmud Railway and on the railway from Lanzhou to Zhongchuan Airport] (in Chinese). December 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ Haonan, Liu (October 19, 2015). "Seamless transfer to Zhongchuan airport". This is Lanzhou. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
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