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Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway
兰新铁路第二双线
Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway is shown on the map as light-blue color line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleGansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang
Termini
Stations31
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2014 (Urumqi-Qumul)[1]
December 2014 (Qumul-Lanzhou)
Technical
Line length1,776 km (1,104 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius7,000 m (22,966 ft)
Operating speed200–250 km/h (124–155 mph)[2][3]
Maximum incline2.0%
Route map
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The Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway, also known as Lanzhou–Xinjiang Passenger Railway or Lanxin Second Railway (兰新铁路第二双线), is a high-speed rail in northwestern China from Lanzhou in Gansu Province to Ürümqi in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Construction work began on November 4, 2009. The 1,776-kilometre (1,104 mi) railway took four years to complete, of which, 795 kilometres (494 mi) is in Gansu, 268 kilometres (167 mi) in Qinghai and 713 kilometres (443 mi) in Xinjiang. Track laying for the line was completed on November 16, 2013.[4] 31 stations will be built along the line. The project costs 143.5 billion yuan.[5]

Unlike the existing Lanxin railway, which runs entirely in Gansu and Xinjiang, the new high-speed rail is routed from Lanzhou to Xining in Qinghai Province before heading northwest across the Qilian Mountains into the Hexi Corridor at Zhangye. The rail tracks in the section near Qilianshan No. 2 Tunnel is at 3,607 metres (11,834 ft) above sea level,[6] making it the highest high-speed rail track in the world.

The first high speed train traveled over this line on June 3, 2014. This was a test train with a media contingent with full revenue service not due to start until the end of 2014.[7][8][9] The first segment of the line, the Ürümqi-Qumul part, was inaugurated on November 16, 2014.[10] This high-speed railway segment is the first ever railway of that kind to ever exist in the Xinjiang autonomous region. The rest of the line opened on December 26, 2014. The line cuts train travel time between the two cities from 20 hours to 12 hours.

On November 30, 2017, a connection between the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway and the "conventional" Southern Xinjiang Railway will open near Daynhe Town (near Turpan Railway Station). This will allow passenger trains traveling from Urumqi to destinations in southern Xinjiang (such as Korla) to use the Urumqi-Turpan section of the high-speed line before switching to the Southern Xinjiang Railway.[11]

Stations

City Province Station
Lanzhou Gansu Lanzhou West Railway Station
Haidong Qinghai Haidong West Railway Station
Xining Qinghai Xining railway station
Menyuan Qinghai Menyuan railway station
Minle Gansu Minle railway station
Zhangye Gansu Zhangye West Railway Station
Linze Gansu Linze South Railway Station
Gaotai Gansu Gaotai South Railway Station
Jiuquan Gansu Jiuquan South Railway Station
Jiayuguan Gansu Jiayuguan South Railway Station
Yumen Gansu Yumen Railway Station

[12]

Wind shed risk

See also: List of wind-related railway accidents

Near Shanshan, the railway passes through the hundred-li wind zone, where desert wind constantly blows most days of a year. In 2007, strong wind overturned a train on the southern branch of Lanxin Railway, and four people were killed.[13] A 67 kilometres (42 mi) long wind-protection gallery has been built next to the tracks in this region.[14]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ 兰新铁路第二双线新疆段春节施工热火朝天
  3. ^ http://www.tianshannet.com.cn/news/content/2010-12/12/content_5436119.htm
  4. ^ http://www.china.org.cn/business/2013-11/24/content_30688262.htm
  5. ^ 兰新铁路第二双线今日在乌鲁木齐开工 (in Chinese). November 4, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  6. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-05/01/c_1110499338.htm
  7. ^ "High-speed rail great boost to Xinjiang growth". June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "High Speed Railway Tested in Xinjiang: Urumqi to Lanzhou in only 9 hours". June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "Xinjiang's first high-speed railway goes on trial run". June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  10. ^ [2]
  11. ^ 30日南疆铁路至兰新铁路联络线开通运行 (On the 30th [of November, 2017], the connecting line between the Southern Xinjiang Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway opens), 2017-11-25
  12. ^ https://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/map/train/lanzhou-xinjiang-highspeed.jpg
  13. ^ Strong Wind Derails Train, Killing 4
  14. ^ http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzIxNjU4OTEy.html
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