Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway

Chengdu–Lanzhou
High-Speed Railway
成兰高速铁路
Overview
Status Under Construction
Locale Chengdu
Lanzhou
Termini Chengdu
Lanzhou West
Services 1
Operation
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 730.549 km (454 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed 200Km/h
Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Line length:730.549 km (454 mi)
Track gauge:1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Maximum speed:200 km/h (124 mph)
Legend
 Chengdu–Dazhou Railway to Chengdu 
Chengdu
 Chengdu–Dazhou Railway to Dazhou 
Qingbaijiang East
 Baoji–Chengdu Railway to Chengdu 
Qingbaijiang
 Baoji–Chengdu Railway to Baoji 
Dawan
Sanxingdui
Shifang
Mianzhu
Anxian
Shiziyuan
Maoxian
Diexi
Zhenjiangguan
Songpan
Chuanzhusi
Huangshengguan
Remoke
Jiuzhaigou
Baigusi
Shangzhangwan
 Chongqing–Lanzhou HSR to Chongqing North 
Hadapu
Minxian
Weiyuan
 Longhai Railway to Lanzhou West 
Lanzhou East
 Longhai Railway to Lianyungang 
 Baotou–Lanzhou Railway to Baotou 

Chengdu–Lanzhou High-speed Railway is a Chinese high-speed railway connecting the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu with the Gansu capital, Lanzhou.

Profile

Chengdu–Lanzhou High-speed Railway has a length of 730.549 kilometers, of which 462 km is new trackage. It is being built as a double-track electrified railway, at the national railway line class I level. It will have an overall design speed of 200 kph; however. the Chengdu-to-Jiuzhaigou section will have a reduced speed of 174 kph in sections, due to the difficult and mountainous terrain. The total investment is expected to be 61.939 billion yuan. Construction commenced on February 26, 2011.

After the completion of the railway, the distance between Lanzhou and Chengdu will be shortened from 1172 km of coventional rail lines to 730 kilometres of high-speed rail. Run time for train services will be reduced to about 5 hours.

Route

Chengdu–Lanzhou High-speed Railway will head north from the Chengdu hub to Qingbaijiang through Shifang, Mianzhu, Anxian and tunnelling through Longmen Shan to Maoxian, tracing along the Minjiang River valley and on through Chuanzhusi to Jiuzhaigou County. Crossing into the territory of Gansu, across the Bailong River, it meets the Lanzhou-Chongqing HSR at Hadapu, following that railway line to the end at Lanzhou East Station.

Stations

Chengdu, Qingbaijiang East, Qingbaijiang, Dawan, Sanxingdui, Shifang, Mianzhu, Anxian, Shiziyuan, Maoxian, Diexi, Zhenjiangguan, Songpan, Chuanzhusi, Huangshengguan, Remoke, Jiuzhaigou, Baigusi, Shangzhangwan, Hadapu, Minxian, Weiyuan and Lanzhou East

Construction

February 26, 2011, Chengdu–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway starts construction in the Songpan County area of Sichuan.

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