The Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway was officially put into operation. Photo by New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian
Wuwei, New Gansu Client, June 29 (New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian) embraces the era of high-speed rail and creates a better future. At 10:50 a.m. today, the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway, which has attracted much attention, was officially put into operation, and Wuwei City entered the era of high-speed rail.
Lanzhang high-speed railway is a major project of the national medium and long-term railway network planning, starting from Lanzhou West Railway Station, through Lanzhou City, Wuwei City, Jinchang City, Zhangye City, access to Zhangye West Station, the main line is about 498 kilometers long, the design speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the whole line is divided into three sections of construction, of which Lanzhou West to Zhongchuan Airport section of the main line is 61 kilometers long, has been opened in September 2015; The feasibility study of the section from Wuwei East to Zhangye West has been approved, and the preliminary work is being carried out in an orderly manner, with a total length of about 244 kilometers on the main line; The opening is the section from Zhongchuan Airport to Wuwei East, with a total length of 193 kilometers. The Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway leads from Zhongchuan Airport Station, Lanzhou New District, Lanzhou City, passing through Yongdeng County, Lanzhou City, Tianzhu County, Gulang County of Wuwei City to Wuwei City, and connects to Wuwei East Station, with a total of 6 stations on the whole line, namely Zhongchuan Airport, Yongdeng North, Tianzhu West, Heisongyi, Gulang North, and Wuwei East Station, of which Zhongchuan Airport is an existing station, and the rest is a new station.
Theatrical performance on the first train. Photo by New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian
The maximum speed of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway is 250 kilometers per hour, and in the initial stage of operation, the railway department will arrange passenger trains to run according to the daily line and weekend line, and the maximum number of locomotive trains will be 20 per day. Among them, Wuwei East to Lanzhou West Railway Station can be reached in 1 hour and 56 minutes at the earliest, which is 58 minutes shorter than the current general-speed passenger train; Wuwei East to Zhongchuan Airport can be reached in 1 hour and 11 minutes at the earliest. In order to improve the quality of operation and meet the different travel needs of passengers, the railway department has implemented a flexible discount and differentiated market-based fare mechanism to provide passengers with more choices for travel.
After the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway was put into operation, Wuwei City, a famous historical and cultural city in the country, has been connected to the national high-speed rail network since then, which is of great significance to further improve the layout of the high-speed rail network in the western region, greatly facilitate the travel of the people along the line, and promote the regional economic development along the line.
Take the high-speed train to visit Lanzhang. Photo by New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian
Amazing dance performances on the train. Photo by New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian
At 10:40 a.m., the C9832 bullet train is about to depart. Photo by New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian
Guozhuang dance performance on the square of Tianzhu West Station. Photo by New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian
Source: New Gansu client