Baotou–Lanzhou railway
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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.
See also[]
- Rail transport in China
- Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
- List of railways in China
- Railway lines in China
- Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
- Rail transport in Ningxia
- Rail transport in Gansu
- People's Republic of China rail transport stubs