Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway
{{short description|High-speed railway in China}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
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| name = Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|银兰客运专线}}
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| type = High-speed rail
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| status = Operational
| start = Yinchuan
| end = Lanzhou West
| stations = 7
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| owner = China Railway
| operator = China Railway Lanzhou Group
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| linelength_km = 430
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| tracks = 2 (Double-track)
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| minradius = {{cvt|800|m}} (Yinchuan–Hedong Airport)
{{cvt|7000|m}} (Hedong Airport–Wuzhong)
{{cvt|3500|m}} (Wuzhong–Shuping Section)
| maxincline = 2.5% (Yinchuan–Wuzhong, Zhongwei South–Shuping)
2% (Wuzhong to Zhongwei South section)
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| electrification = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} (Overhead line)
| signalling = ABS
| speed = Yinchuan–Yinchuan East: {{cvt|160|km/h}}
Yinchuan East– Hedong Airport: {{cvt|220|km/h}}
Hedong Airport to Shuping: {{cvt|250|km/h}}
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Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China between Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, and Zhongwei in Ningxia.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2017/06-19/8255116.shtml |script-title=zh:中卫至兰州高速铁路开工建设|date=19 June 2017}} It forms part of the Beijing–Lanzhou corridor, part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.
Construction started in 2017 and completed on 29 December 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.workercn.cn/c/2022-12-29/7686089.shtml|title=银兰高铁中兰段开通运营|archive-date=2022-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229122150/https://www.workercn.cn/c/2022-12-29/7686089.shtml}} 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 {{convert|207|km|mi}} section from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, opened on 29 December 2019.{{Cite web|title=宁夏结束没有高速铁路历史 |url=http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2019/12-29/9046472.shtml|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.chinanews.com}} The remaining section from Zhongwei to Lanzhou opened on 29 December 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.workercn.cn/c/2022-12-29/7686089.shtml|title=银兰高铁中兰段开通运营|archive-date=2022-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229122150/https://www.workercn.cn/c/2022-12-29/7686089.shtml}}
References
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{{High-speed rail in the People's Republic of China}}
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Category:High-speed railway lines in China
Category:Rail transport in Gansu
Category:Rail transport in Ningxia
Category:Standard-gauge railways in China
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