Beijing–Lanzhou corridor

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 China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.

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)

Sections

Line	Project name	Section	Design speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Opening date
Beijing-Baotou HSR	Beijing–Zhangjiakou ICR	Beijing North–Zhangjiakou	250–350	172	29 April 2016	30 December 2019
	Zhangjiakou–Hohhot HSR	Zhangjiakou–Ulanqab	250	161	28 April 2014[1]
		Ulanqab–Hohhot East		126		3 August 2017[2]
	Jining–Baotou railway	Hohhot East–Hohhot	160	9	1 April 2015	4 August 2017
		Hohhot–Taigemu		19	5 March 2014	28 September 2015
		Taigemu–Baotou	200	146	1 April 2009	3 December 2012
Baotou–Yinchuan high-speed railway	Baotou–Yinchuan high-speed railway	Baotou–Huinong South	250	422 (to be determined)	31 December 2021	Expected by end of 2025
		Huinong South–Yinchuan		97	16 August 2018	1 October 2024
Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR	Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR	Yinchuan–Wuzhong	250	74	26 October 2015[3]	29 December 2019[4]
	Wuzhong–Zhongwei ICR	Wuzhong–Zhongwei South		133	10 October 2015[5]
	Zhongwei–Lanzhou HSR	Zhongwei South–Shuping		222	19 June 2017	29 December 2022
Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport ICR	Lanzhou–Zhongchuan ICR	Shuping-Fuliqu	160	34	21 December 2012	30 September 2015
	Connection of Lanzhou–Zhongchuan ICR to central Lanzhou	Fuliqu–Lanzhou West	120	11	1 September 2018	6 September 2024