Baotou–Lanzhou railway

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Baotou–Lanzhou railway
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to Beijing–Baotou railway 0 km Baotou East to 16 km Baotou to 25 km Baotou West to 50 km 62 km 90 km 106 km 120 km Urat Front Banner 149 km 177 km Wuyuan 206 km 234 km Linhe District 263 km 294 km Yellow River 302 km Hanggin Banner 348 km 363 km Wuhai North 377 km Wuhai Yellow River 403 km Wuhai West entering Ningxia 425 km Huinong District to Shizuishan 514 km 527 km Yinchuan 554 km 582 km Daba 593 km Qingtongxia 645 km Zhongning County 659 km to Baoji–Zhongwei railway and Taiyuan–Zhongwei railway 689 km Zhongwei 707 km Shapotou District 761 km Gantang to Gantang–Wuwei railway 782 km entering Gansu 810 km Great Wall 821 km Jingtai County 832 km 874 km 900 km to 908 km Baiyin West 922 km to 930 km 945 km Gaolan County 964 km 972 km to Longhai railway 990 km Lanzhou East 995 km Lanzhou to Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway and Lanzhou–Qinghai railway

The Baotou–Lanzhou railway, also known as the Baolan line (simplified Chinese: 包兰铁路; traditional Chinese: 包蘭鐵路; pinyin: bāolán tiělù) is a 995 kilometres (618 mi) railway line that connects the cities of Baotou in Inner Mongolia to Lanzhou in Gansu Province.

Cities[]

The railway passes through the following cities:

• Inner Mongolia: Baotou (包头市), Bayan Nur (巴彦淖尔市), Wuhai (乌海市)
• Ningxia: Shizuishan (石嘴山市), Yinchuan (银川市), Wuzhong (吴忠市), Zhongwei (中卫市)
• Gansu: Baiyin (白银市), Lanzhou (兰州市)

Intersecting railways[]

The Baotou–Lanzou railway connects with eight other railways, most of them connecting in the city of Baotou. In Baotou, the Beijing–Baotou railway extends the line from the to Beijing. The leaves Baotou railway station and heads south towards in Shaanxi Province. After passing the , the circles around the city and has stops at various stations in Baotou.

At Linhe District in Bayan Nur Municipality, the Linhe–Ceke railway, branches westward off Baotou–Lanzhou railway to Ceke in Alxa League.

In the Ningxia Autonomous Region, the line connects with three other railways. It connects to near the Huinong District. The Baoji–Zhongwei railway and the Taiyuan–Zhongwei railway join the Baotou–Lanzhou railway at Zhongwei. Also at Gantang the line splits to form the Gantang–Wuwei railway

The railway finally connects with three other railways in Gansu Province. At the Bayin West railway station, the line meets with the , which connects it with . In Lanzhou, the railway intersects with the Longhai railway, both of which have their termini at Lanzhou. Then at the Lanzhou railway station, the line continues west as the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway, to the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.

The Baolan railway over the Yellow River at Sangyuanxia.

See also[]

• Rail transport in China
• Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
• List of railways in China

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