Beijing–Lanzhou corridor

High-speed rail corridor in China

Beijing-Lanzhou corridor
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A CR400BF-C train on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou section of Beijing–Lanzhou corridor

Overview
Status| Partly operational
Locale| People's Republic of China
Termini|

* Beijing
* Lanzhou

Service
Type| High-speed rail
Operator(s)| China Railway High-speed
Technical
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification| 50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed| 200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

The Beijing–Lanzhou corridor is a high-speed rail corridor running from Beijing through Hohhot and Yinchuan to Lanzhou. It was announced in 2016 as part of the "eight verticals and eight horizontals" railway network plan.

## Sections[edit]

Section
Railway line  | Description | Designed
speed
(km/h)
| Length
(km)
| Construction
start date
| Open date

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Beijing–Zhangjiakou
Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway | Intercity railway between Beijing and Zhangjiakou.  | 250-350  | 174  | 2014  | 2019-12
Zhangjiakou–Hohhot
Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway  | HSR connecting Hohhot with Zhangjiakou.  | 250  | 287  | 2014-04-28[1] | 2017-08-03[2](Hohhot-Ulanqab)
2019-12 (Ulanqab-Zhangjiakou)
Hohhot–Baotou
Jining–Baotou railway (section)  | Section of larger railway connecting Jining with Baotou.  |  |  |  |
Baotou–Lanzhou
Baotou–Lanzhou railway | Upgraded conventional rail line from Baotou to Lanzhou.  |  | 995  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "内蒙古首条高铁预计2017年建成". 光明日报.
2. ^ "内蒙古驶入高铁时代". 2017-08-04.

## See also[edit]

* High-speed rail in China

* v
* t
* e

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)§|

* Harbin–Shenyang–Beijing–Shijiazhuang–Wuhan–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong
* Guangzhou–Zhuhai–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

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