Beijing–Lanzhou corridor

Beijing-Lanzhou corridor 京兰通道
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[]

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

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

See also[]

High-speed rail in China

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 –Rongcheng
Qingdao–Lianyungang–Yancheng –Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Ningbo–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen–Maoming–Hepu–Qinzhou–Dongxing

Beijing–Shanghai

Main line	Beijing–Shanghai Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou
East branch	Beijing–Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou–Nantong –Shanghai

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Fengtai–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang –Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Jining–Datong–Taiyuan–Jiaozuo–Zhengzhou/branch:–Luoyang––Xiangyang–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Guilin –Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

–Harbin –Qiqihar

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

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu
Other sections	Shanghai–Nantong –Yangzhou–Nanjing–Anqing–Jiujiang–Wuhan–Xiangyang –Wanzhou–Chongqing –Neijiang–Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang

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 Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport 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