Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Simplified Chinese	兰中城际铁路
Traditional Chinese	蘭中城際鐵路
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lán-Zhōng chéngjì tiělù
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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lánzhōu zhì Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng chéngjì tiělù

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
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
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Lanzhou
Locale	Lanzhou, Gansu province
Termini	Lanzhou; Zhongchuan Airport;
Stations	6
Service
Type	Higher-speed rail; Commuter rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Lanzhou
History
Opened	September 30, 2015
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	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum incline	6.0% (Lanzhou West to Fuliqu); 20% (Fuliqu to Zhongchuan Airport)
Route map
	Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway
	to Zhangye
	Baotou–Lanzhou railway
	& Xuzhou-Lanzhou HSR

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.

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