Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway

The Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway, also known as Lanzhou–Xinjiang Passenger Railway or Lanxin Second Railway (simplified Chinese: 兰新铁路第二双线; traditional Chinese: 蘭新鐵路第二雙線; pinyin: Lánxīn tiělù dìèr shuāngxiàn), is a high-speed railroad in Northwestern China from Lanzhou in Gansu Province to Ürümqi in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It forms part of what China designates the Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor, a domestic high-speed railway corridor running from the city of Lianyungang in Jiangsu to the Kazakh border. The line is also shared with conventional trains.

Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway
A CRH5 high-speed train at the Menyuan railway station
Overview
Other name(s)
  • Lanzhou–Xinjiang Passenger Railway
  • Lanxin Second Railway
Native name兰新铁路第二双线
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleNorthwest China
Termini
Stations31
Service
Type
SystemChina Railway High-speed
Operator(s)
Rolling stockCRH5G, CRH5E, CRH5G/H, CRHXD1D
History
Commenced4 November 2009 (2009-11-04)
Opened16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
Completed26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)
Technical
Line length1,776 km (1,104 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius7,000 m (22,966 ft)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed200–250 km/h (124–155 mph) 350 km/h (217 mph) (planned)
Maximum incline2.0%
Route map

Baotou–Lanzhou railway
& Longhai railway
Lanzhou
Lanzhou West
Gaojiashan tunnel
Yellow River
Fuchuan tunnel
Chenjiawan West
Gansu
Qinghai
border
Minhe South
Haidong
Haidong West
Xining Caojiabao
Airport
Xining
Qinghai–Tibet railway
Datong West
Dabanshan tunnel
Menyuan
Haomen
Qinghai
Gansu
border
Qilianshan No. 1 tunnel
Liuhuanggou bridge
Qilianshan No. 2 tunnel
Shandanmachang
Minle
Zhangye West
Linze South
Gaotai South
Qingshui North
Jiuquan South
Jiayuguan South
Jiayuguan tunnel
Qingquan South
Yumen
Liugou South
Shibandun South
Liuyuan South
Hongliuhe South
Hongliuhe
Gansu
Xinjiang
border
Yandun East
Tudun No. 2 interchange
Hami interchange
Hami
Liushuquan South
Shisanjianfang Bridge
Hongceng South
Tuha
Shanshan North
Turpan North
Turpan Jiaohe
Airport
Daheyan
Southern Xinjiang railway
Dabancheng tunnel
Dabancheng Wetland
Yanhu West
Ürümqi South
Ürümqi
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