Lanzhou Metro or Lanzhou Rail Transit is a rapid transit system in
Lanzhou
Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...
,
Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...
, China.
There will be lines in operation at the end of 2022, including Line 1 (,
in operation) and Line 2 (,
open in 2022
). The first two lines will cost about 23 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).
Lines in operation
Line 1
Line 1 started construction on July 9, 2012, the first phase measures with 20 stations.
The line is completely underground. Line 1 opened on 23 June 2019.
Lines under construction
Line 2
Line 2 was planned to start construction at the end of 2015. Built in phases, the first phase is
with 9 stations. It will run from Yanbei Road to Dongfanghong Square, all within
Chengguan District. The line have 2 transfer stations to Line 1, at Wulipu station and Dongfanghong Square station. In December 2017, tunnel boring for the second line commenced. The tunnel will be at depths between and . The line will open in 2022.
Under planning
In long-term planning, there will be 5 lines totaling . Due to the urban geography of Lanzhou following a river valley, most of the lines will run east-west parallel to the
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...
. There will be lines connecting the main urban center with
Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport,
Yuzhong county and
Gaolan county.
Line 2 (Phase 2)
;Stations
* Nanguanshizi ()
* Shuangchengmen ()
* Sunjiatai ()
* Shangxiyuan ()
* Lanzhou University of Technology ()
* Wuwei Road ()
*
West Railway Station (), transfer to line 1, high speed and heavy rail
* Huoxing Road ()
* Yellow River Market ()
* Shilidian ()
* Baile Square ()
* Shuiguazhuang ()
* Lanzhou Jiaotong University ()
* Feijiaying ()
* Cuijiazhuang ()
* Majiazhuang ()
* Huangjiatan ()
* Xiahewan ()
Line 3
Line 3 is entirely in the planning phase. Unlike the first two lines, it will have above-ground sections. A
road-rail bridge is planned to carry Line 3 over the Yellow River, continuing its route above ground.
;Stations
* Railway station (), transfer to
Lanzhou Railway Station
Lanzhou railway station () is a railway station located in Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province along Huochezhan East Road (). The station was established in October 1952, and is operated by China Railway Lanzhou Group. It handles both ...
* Hezheng Road ()
* Five springs square ()
* Zhengning Road ()
* Xiguan (), transfer to line 1
* Miaotanzi ()
* Caochang Street ()
* Yanchangbao ()
* Xingangcheng ()
* Yanxi Road ()
* Yanbei Road (), transfer to line 2
* Arts college ()
* Baidaoping ()
* Doudaogou ()
Line 4
Line 4 is entirely in the planning phase.
;Stations
* Yantan Road ()
* Yantanshizi ()
* Yanyuan Road (), transfer to line 2
* Yanxing Road ()
* Yandong Street ()
* Fanjiawan ()
* Donggang (), transfer to line 1
* Heping ()
* Weiliu Road ()
* Dingyuan ()
* New Technology City ()
Line 5
Line 5 is entirely in the planning phase and is planned to be from Chengguan District to
Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport via
Zhonghe town in
Gaolan County
Gaolan County () is a county of Gansu Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, one of 58 counties of Gansu. Its postal code is 730200, and its population in 2019 was 147,000 p ...
.
Technology
Rolling stock
Line 1 is served by a fleet of 26 ''Type A'' rolling stock trainsets of 6 cars each, with a capacity of 2460 passengers per trainset.
Each set is long, wide and high. The rolling stock is manufactured in
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...
by China's
CRRC
CRRC Corporation Limited (known as CRRC) is a Chinese state-owned and publicly traded rolling stock manufacturer. It is the world's largest rolling stock manufacturer in terms of revenue, eclipsing its major competitors of Alstom and Siemens.
I ...
.
The train sets are developed to be able to withstand sand storms, and feature aluminium bodywork with sand resistant paint, sand resistant glass, and the ventilation system is designed to handle large amounts of dust in the air.
Production of the first trains started in March 2016.
[ In October 2016, the first two metro trains were delivered.]
Payment system
All stations have ticket barriers which can be entered using China T-union cards, either personally bound, or bought for single journeys from ticketing machines.
Since December 2019, passengers can also pay using the Tencent Ride app ( :zh:騰訊乘車碼).
Network Map
External links
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References
{{Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China
Rapid transit in China
Transport in Lanzhou
Railway lines opened in 2019
2019 establishments in China