Zhongchuan Airport to Wuwei East Section, the main line is 193 kilometers long, the design speed is 250 kilometers per hour, the whole line leads from Zhongchuan Airport Station, through Yongdeng County, Tianzhu County, Gulang County, and arrives at Wuwei City
It is expected to run 15 pairs of trains in the direction of Taiyuan, Xi'an, Yinchuan and Lanzhou. It is expected to send about 6,000 passengers per day during peak periods and about 4,000 passengers per day on a daily basis
At 10:50 a.m. on June 29, the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway, which has attracted much attention, opened as scheduled at Wuwei East Station.
The Lanzhang high-speed railway is constructed in three sections, of which the main line from Lanzhou West to Zhongchuan Airport is 61 kilometers long, which has been put into operation 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 Zhongchuan Airport to Wuwei East Section, the main line is 193 kilometers long, the design speed is 250 kilometers per hour, the whole line from the existing Lanzhou to Zhongchuan Airport Railway Zhongchuan Airport Station leads, through Yongdeng County, Tianzhu County, through Wusheling to Gulang County, and finally to Wuwei City.
After the Lanwu section of the Lanzhou-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway is put into operation, the running time of the Wuwei-Lanzhou railway will be compressed from more than 3 hours to less than 2 hours on the current general-speed railway, forming a "2-hour living circle" with Lanzhou. At the same time, the high-speed rail from Wuwei to Zhongchuan Airport Station only takes about 1 hour, and the seamless transfer of "air and rail" will greatly attract tourists such as tourism, commuting, and family visits.
The rapid transportation network changes the lives of the masses
"Look at it every day, look forward to it every day. Today it has finally opened, and we people are really happy in our hearts! "The home of Wang Zhongnian, a villager in Fafa Town, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, is on the edge of the newly built Lanwu section of the Lanzhang High-speed Railway. In the past two months, looking at the inspection trains passing by on the line, his expectations have increased day by day. "My son started working in Lanzhou four years ago, and he can't go home a few times a year, but now that the high-speed rail is open, it is convenient for my son to go home."
Bordered by Lanzhou in the east, Xinjiang in the west, Qinghai in the south, and Ningxia in the north, Wuwei has been the gateway of the Hexi Corridor of the ancient Silk Road since ancient times. In recent years, neighboring cities such as Xining and Zhongwei have successively opened high-speed rail. "When will Wuwei also have high-speed rail? Make a difference in work, life and mobility. This is the ardent expectation of the masses along the line.
On January 23, 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a document to approve the feasibility study report of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway;
On May 9, 2019, the former China Railway Corporation and the Gansu Provincial People's Government jointly approved the preliminary design of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway;
On June 30, 2019, the construction of the new Wusheling Tunnel began, marking the official entry of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway into the construction stage;
On November 6, 2022, the new Wusheling Tunnel was fully broken through, laying a solid foundation for the completion and opening of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway;
On May 26, 2023, the track-laying project of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway officially began;
On June 14, 2024, the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway passed the preliminary acceptance, and the countdown to opening and operation began.
After more than five years of overcoming difficulties, the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway was officially opened today, and the "high-speed rail dream" eagerly awaited by Wang Zhongnian and other Wuwei people has finally come true.
"The opening and operation of the Zhongchuan Airport to Wuwei section project is a key 'plus point' in terms of transportation element guarantee, which can effectively drive the flow of people and logistics, further optimize the business environment, broaden circulation channels, attract more enterprises to invest in Wuwei, and cultivate new economic growth points, which is of great significance for promoting the development of advantageous industries and the construction of industrial clusters, building Wuwei into an important comprehensive transportation hub, logistics node and commercial distribution center in Northwest China, and boosting high-quality economic and social development." The relevant person in charge of the Wuwei Development and Reform Commission introduced.
After the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway is put into operation, the running time of the train from Lanzhou to Wuwei will be shortened from the current more than 3 hours to less than 2 hours, which greatly facilitates the travel of the people along the line, and is of great significance to improve the layout of the high-speed railway network in the western region, promote the formation of a fast passenger transport channel in the Hexi Corridor, and help regional economic development. At the same time, the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway will provide a fast, convenient and high-capacity transportation mode for the Hexi region, meet the needs of different levels of passenger transport in the channel, and ensure the quality of passengers and freight along the line, so as to attract a large number of people, logistics, capital flow and other production factors to gather, promote the construction of new urbanization in the Hexi corridor, promote the development of land resources and economic development along the line, and drive the economic development of Gansu Province and even the western region through the economic radiation of the entire region.
Complete transportation guarantee drives industrial development
The construction of railway infrastructure can directly promote the development of related industries, increase employment, and effectively expand domestic demand. The Lanzhang high-speed railway is a major project of the "12th Five-Year Plan" and "13th Five-Year Plan" railway development plan, and is also an important high-capacity transportation channel in Gansu, Xinjiang and the eastern and central regions.
Thanks to the natural advantages such as large temperature difference between day and night, abundant light and heat resources, in recent years, Gulang County, Wuwei City has built a number of plateau summer vegetable planting bases, with an annual output of more than 700,000 tons, and vegetables are mainly sold to Nanjing, Hangzhou and other southern cities. "In the past, plateau summer vegetables were mainly transported by road, but now that the high-speed rail has been opened, our plateau summer vegetables can be transported to all parts of the country by high-speed rail express, and we also hope that more foreign vegetable merchants can take the high-speed rail to visit and buy our vegetable base." Zhang Dengbin, a villager in Yishucun Village, Huangyangchuan Town, Gulang County, said with anticipation.
The reporter learned that Wuwei is an important production base of high-quality melons and vegetables, meat and edible fungi in the province and even in the northwest, and produces 10% of the grain with less than 6% of the province's grain sowing area. The output of melons and vegetables, edible fungi, quinoa and fennel all rank first in the province, the number of livestock and poultry raised reached 39.136 million, the number of dairy cows reached 111,000, and the inventory of meat sheep and pigs ranked first in the province for many years. The opening of the high-speed railway enables the agricultural products of Wuwei City to be quickly transported to all parts of the country, which greatly shortens the transportation time of agricultural products, which helps to reduce the loss of agricultural products in the transportation process, provides a broader market space for the sale of agricultural products, and further promotes the development of local agriculture.
The Lanzhang high-speed railway construction project has a large amount of investment, a long industrial chain, a wide radiation coverage and a strong driving force. Relevant information shows that during the construction of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway, more than 20 billion yuan was invested, more than 1,000 jobs were provided for villagers in the surrounding towns and villages of Wuwei, and about 110 million yuan of raw materials for cement and other production of local enterprises were purchased. After the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway is put into operation, Wuwei City will be merged into the tourism loop of the two provinces and regions of Gansu and Ningbo, connecting 10 national 4A-level scenic spots such as Tianzhu Qilian Binggou River, Wuwei Confucian Temple and Leitai, which will play a positive role in exploring the tourism resources of Wuwei and Tianzhu areas along the high-speed rail and stimulating local economic development. At the same time, national energy, Three Gorges Energy, Trina Solar and many other industry leading enterprises have built factories in Wuwei, and after the opening of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway, the complete transportation guarantee will attract more enterprises to visit and invest in Wuwei, and can also further broaden investment and circulation channels, strengthen resource exchanges and sharing with surrounding areas, and cultivate new economic growth points in Wuwei area.
The high-speed rail station along the line has become a new landmark in the city
Located at the site of Wuwei East Station of Lanzhang High-speed Railway, Jiajiadun Village, Fafa Town, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, a majestic high-speed rail station comes into view. The reporter saw that the brand-new platform, station building, garage, and display screen have been put into use, and walked along the four red characters of "Wuwei East Station", and the electronic display screen displayed the train number, departure station, end station, opening point, platform and other information. In the waiting hall, there are drinking rooms, toilets, service desks, mother and baby rooms, business waiting areas and other service facilities.
"Wuwei East Station yard scale of 3 sets of 7 lines, waiting hall area of 6,384 square meters, waiting hall east and west sides respectively set up comprehensive service center, security check, passenger duty room, mother and child waiting room, VIP waiting room, etc. After the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway is put into operation, it is expected to run 15 pairs of trains in the direction of Taiyuan, Xi'an, Yinchuan and Lanzhou. It is expected to send about 6,000 passengers per day during peak periods and about 4,000 passengers per day on a daily basis. There are 1,392 waiting seats and 96 key passenger seats, totaling 1,488. Niu Juxia, a passenger attendant at Wuwei East Station of Wuwei South Train Depot, introduced.
According to reports, taking the opportunity of the opening of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway, Wuwei East Station has also carried out a new plan for the passenger flow line in the station, canceled the real-name verification link at the entrance of the station, and adopted the service mode of "inspection in one", and the ticket gate undertakes the function of ticket inspection and real-name verification at the same time. At the same time, the ticketing service will be transferred from the original ticket hall to the service desk in the waiting hall, and the service desk is equipped with one passenger transport staff to take into account the ticketing operation and waiting service, which can not only answer questions for passengers and deal with the loss of items, but also provide ticketing services, truly realizing the "integration of sales and services", and passengers will experience the convenience of seamless connection of ticket purchase and waiting.
Wuwei East Station fully considers the many details that passengers may encounter during the journey, and sets up a free mobile phone charging pile on the east and west sides of the waiting room, and installs an integrated filtered drinking water equipment to provide safe water for passengers. Hand warmers, paper drawers and hand sanitizer are installed in the bathrooms to make passengers feel at home. The waiting room is equipped with a nursing room and a waiting area for military personnel and key passengers, which can provide warm services for key passengers. Niu Juxia said.
It is reported that after the Wuwei East high-speed railway station is put into use, it can centralize the layout of high-speed rail, long-distance passenger transport, urban bus and other transportation modes to achieve zero-distance transfer of passengers, which is of great practical significance for improving public service functions, enhancing the image of Wuwei city, and promoting high-quality economic and social development, and will also become a new landmark for the development of the entire city.
◆ Reporter's notes
The railway is a safe passage across the mountains and rivers, and the train is the steel dragon that the people have been looking forward to for a long time, which is like a link, narrowing the distance of space, adding a taste of happiness to the faint nostalgia, and also giving the local economy wings to take off.
On June 29, 2024, the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway was put into operation, and the feasibility study report of the Wuwei-Zhangye section was also approved. With the opening of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway, Wuwei City has finally entered the era of high-speed rail, so that the people in Wuwei City and along the Lanzhang high-speed railway can really feel the convenient life brought by transportation construction, and also let the local industry go out faster and better, bringing hope to the masses to get rich. At the same time, as the second high-speed railway corridor into Xinjiang in the mainland, it will bring more opportunities in industrial upgrading and cooperation, and accelerate personnel exchanges.
Looking forward to the future, the opening of the Lanwu section of the Lanzhang high-speed railway will further enhance the transportation convenience of the western part of the mainland, strengthen the economic ties of the regions along the line, promote the development and utilization of tourism resources, and open up a new channel for the high-quality development of the western region. At the same time, it will also be a vivid embodiment of Gansu's continuous new breakthroughs in the construction of high-speed railway, demonstrating Gansu's strong strength and innovative spirit in the field of high-speed railway.
Lanzhou Daily all-media reporter He Yixuan text/photo