Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway

High-speed railway in China

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Legend

				Yinchuan
				Yinchuan East	(reserved)
				Hedong Airport
				Lingwu North
				Wuzhong
				Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway
				Hongsibu North
				Zhongning East
				Zhongwei South
				Pingchuan
				Jingyuan North
				Baiyin South
				Qinwangchuan
				Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
				Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway
				Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway
				Lanzhou West
				Longhai Railway
				Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway Baotou-Lanzhou Railway

Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China between Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, and Zhongwei in Ningxia.^[1] Construction started in 2017 and completed on 29 December 2022.^[2] The section between Zhongchuan Airport and Lanzhou West is the already completed Lanzhou-Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway. This section will also be shared with the Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway.

History

The line was built in two sections. A 207 kilometres (129 mi) section from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, opened on 29 December 2019.^[3] The remaining section from Zhongwei to Lanzhou opened on 29 December 2022.^[2]

References

^ 中卫至兰州高速铁路开工建设. 19 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "银兰高铁中兰段开通运营". Archived from the original on 29 December 2022.
^ "宁夏结束没有高速铁路历史". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines

High-speed railway lines

High-speed rail
High-speed rail by country
Commons

Africa

Morocco	Casablanca–Tangier

Asia

China	Coastal corridor* Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Hong Kong Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) Guangzhou–Hong Kong Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Kunming Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou Suifenhe–Manzhouli Beijing–Lanzhou* Qingdao–Yinchuan Lianyungang–Ürümqi Shanghai–Chengdu Shanghai–Kunming Guangzhou–Kunming
Indonesia	Whoosh HSR
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Saudi Arabia	Haramain HSR
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Line Honam HSR Line Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line Gyeonggang Line (Wonju-Gangneung) Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni-Dodam)*
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Istanbul Ankara–Sivas Polatlı–Konya Konya–Karaman*
Uzbekistan	Tashkent–Samarkand Samarkand–Bukhara

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3* HSL 4
Denmark	Copenhagen–Ringsted
Finland	Kerava-Lahti* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique LGV Perpignan–Barcelona*
Germany	Cologne–Düren* Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart* Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Nuremberg–Erfurt Rastatt–Offenburg Wendlingen–Ulm Wolfsburg–Berlin
Greece	Athens–Thessaloniki*
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Milan–Verona Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Poland	Grodzisk–Zawiercie*
Russia	Moscow–St.Petersburg* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
Spain	Atlantic Axis Madrid–Galicia Madrid–Extremadura Barcelona–Perpignan* Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Levante
Sweden	Bothnia Line
United Kingdom	High Speed 1