Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway
| Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway 徐兰高速铁路 | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | China Railways | ||
| Locale | China | ||
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| Stations | 30 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | High-speed rail | ||
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed | ||
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| Line length | 1,363 km (847 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 350 km/h | ||
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The Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway (simplified Chinese: 徐兰高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 徐蘭高速鐵路; pinyin: Xúlán Gāosù Tiělù) is a high-speed railway line under construction in China. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, connecting Xuzhou East Station and Lanzhou West Station. It will be 1363 km long.
Xulan Passenger Dedicated Line is composed of the following sections between Xuzhou to Lanzhou, along corridors of existing Longhai Railway: Xuzhou‧--Zhengxu--‧Zhengzhou‧--Zhengxi--‧Xi'an‧--Xibao--‧Baoji‧--Baolan--‧Lanzhou.
The entire route has a design speed of 350 km/h, and lengths of 1400 km in total, connecting East China and Northwest China.
Status
Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway is made up of four sections. As of 2016[update] three of them, namely the Zhengzhou-Xi'an, Xi'an-Baoji, Zhengzhou-Xuzhousections, are operational while the last one section is still under construction.
Components
Operational lines are marked with green background.
| Section | Description | Designed speed (km/h) |
Length (km) |
Construction start date |
Open date |
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| Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway 
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HSR Corridor across the Yellow River Valley of central China, consisting of four segments connecting Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xian, Baoji and Lanzhou. | 350 | 1363 | 2005-06-01 | 2017 |
| Xuzhou–Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway) |
HSR connecting Xuzhou & Zhengzhou | 350 | 357 | 2012-12-26[1] | 2016-09-10 |
| Zhengzhou–Xi'an Section (Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway) |
HSR connecting Zhengzhou & Xian | 350 | 455 | 2005-09-01 | 2010-02-06 |
| Xi'an–Baoji Section (Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway) |
HSR connecting Xi'an & Baoji | 350 | 148 | 2009-11-22 | 2013-12-28[2] |
| Baoji–Lanzhou Section (Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway) |
HSR connecting Baoji & Lanzhou | 350 | 403 | 2012-10[3][4][5] | 2017 |
| See also Lanzhou–Ürümqi(Xinjiang) Section (Lanzhou–Ürümqi(Xinjiang) High-Speed Railway) 
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References
- ^ "郑徐高铁"超计划"动工 郑州将成"米"型高铁枢纽". 中国新闻网. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ Zhu Ningzhu (28 December 2013). "China's railways mileage tops 100,000 km". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ 宝鸡至兰州铁路客运专线建设项目启动 Archived May 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, 2012-10-21
- ^ 宝鸡至兰州客运专线陕西段工程开工建设 Archived May 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, 2012-10-21
- ^ 宝鸡至兰州的客运专线昨天在榆中奠基, 2012-10-27