Zhongchuanjichangdong railway station

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Overview
Native name兰中城际铁路
兰州至中川机场城际铁路
StatusOperational
Owner CR Lanzhou
LocaleLanzhou, Gansu province
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail
Commuter rail
System China Railway High-speed
Operator(s) CR Lanzhou
History
OpenedSeptember 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)
Technical
Line length61 km (38 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
250 km/h (155 mph) (long term)
Maximum incline2.0%
Route map

Zhongchuanjichangdong (Zhongchuan Airport East) 
Zhongchuanjichang  (Zhongchuan Airport, Closed)
Lanzhou Xinqu
Shuping
Huangyangtou
Xigu
Fuliqu
Chenguanying
 1 
Lanzhou West
 2 
Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Simplified Chinese兰中城际铁路
Traditional Chinese蘭中城際鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLán-Zhōng chéngjì tiělù
Full name
Simplified Chinese兰州至中川机场城际铁路
Traditional Chinese蘭州至中川機場城際鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLánzhōu zhì Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng chéngjì tiělù

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway is a regional higher-speed railway located in Gansu Province, connecting the Lanzhou urban area and Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport. As Zhongchuan Airport is quite distant from the urban area of Lanzhou, regular ground transport currently takes about an hour to make the journey and taxi journeys are expensive at around 150 to 200RMB, but with little to no time advantage over the airport bus service. Thus a higher-speed rail connection was initiated by the Lanzhou government in order to improve access to the airport, but also to the adjacent Lanzhou New Area special economic zone. The journey to the airport now takes from 30 to 40 minutes at a cost of 18.5RMB for Second Class and 22RMB for First Class.