Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway

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 higher-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.

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Overview
Native name兰中城际铁路
兰州至中川机场城际铁路
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway CR Lanzhou
LocaleLanzhou, Gansu province
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail
Commuter rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)China Railway CR Lanzhou
History
OpenedSeptember 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)
Technical
Line length61 km (38 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline6.0% (Lanzhou West to Fuliqu)
20% (Fuliqu to Zhongchuan Airport)
Route map
Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway
to Zhangye
 Zhongchuan Airport Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
 Lanzhou New Area
Yellow River
Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway to Ürümqi
 Xigu
Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR to Xining
 Fuliqu
 Chenguanying
Lanzhou Metro  1 
 Lanzhou West
Lanzhou Metro  2 
Baotou–Lanzhou railway
& Xuzhou-Lanzhou HSR
to Lanzhou
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

Overview
Zhongchuan Airport railway station

The Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway is proposed to be the first section of a longer Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway, connecting western Gansu cities. The Length of the railway is 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 is constructed, Lanzhou West railway station will allow transfers to Line 1 and Line 2 of Lanzhou Metro, Chenguanying will allow transfers to Line 1 of Lanzhou Metro. Lanzhou New Area railway station will allow transfers to future tram and metro services. Before Lanzhou New Area station, the under construction Zhongwei–Lanzhou high-speed railway branches off.[1]

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.[2] The line started operation on September 30, 2015.[3]

Fuliqu opened on January 8, 2020.

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 Lanzhou Metro  1   2  (planned) Qilihe
CAJ Chenguanying 陈官营 8.70 18.70 Lanzhou Metro  1  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 Lanzhou New Area
ZJJ Zhongchuan Airport (Zhongchuan Jichang) 中川机场 3.80 70.30

See also

References
  1. "厉害了！宁夏计划建设4条高铁，这些区县将交通大爆发！_新闻_腾讯网".
  2. "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.
  3. Haonan, Liu (October 19, 2015). "Seamless transfer to Zhongchuan airport". This is Lanzhou. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
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