Gantang–Wuwei railway

The Gantang–Wuwei railway (Chinese: 干武铁路) is a railway line in China. It is 172.2 kilometres (107.0 mi) long. The western terminus of the line is Gantang railway station on the Baotou–Lanzhou railway and the eastern terminus of the line is Wuwei South railway station on the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway.

Gantang–Wuwei railway
Overview
Native name	干武铁路
Status	Operating
Termini	Gantang Wuwei South
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway
History
Opened	1 January 1966 (1966-01-01)
Technical
Line length	172.2 km (107 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

History

The line was opened on 1 January 1966.^[1] Work to add a second track began in July 2014.^[2]