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Lanzhou Metro

Lanzhou Metro
Overview
LocaleLanzhou, Gansu, China
Transit typeRapid Transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations29
Websitehttps://www.lzgdjt.com/lzgd/
Operation
Began operation23 June 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-23)
Operator(s)Lanzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd
Number of vehicles20 (2019)
Technical
System length34.96 km (21.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System map

Lanzhou Metro
Simplified Chinese兰州地铁
Traditional Chinese蘭州地鐵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLánzhōu Dìtiě

Lanzhou Metro or Lanzhou Rail Transit is a rapid transit system in Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

There are 34.96 kilometers (22 mi) of lines in operation, including Line 1 (25.9 km (16.1 mi),[1]) and Line 2 (9.06 km (5.63 mi),[2]). The first two lines will cost about 23 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).

Lines in operation

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Line Terminals Commencement Length
km 		Stations
 1  Chenguanying
(Xigu) 		Donggang
(Chengguan) 		2019 25.9[1] 20
 2  Yanbai Bridge
(Chengguan) 		Dongfanghong Square
(Chengguan) 		2023[3] 9.06[2] 9[2]

Line 1

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Main article: Line 1 (Lanzhou Metro)

Line 1 started construction on July 9, 2012, the first phase measures 25.9 kilometers (16.1 mi) with 20 stations.[1][4] The line is completely underground. Line 1 opened on 23 June 2019.[1]

Line 2

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Main article: Line 2 (Lanzhou Metro)

Line 2 was planned to start construction at the end of 2015.[5] Built in phases, the first phase is 9.06 kilometers (5.6 mi)[2] with 9 stations. It runs from Yanbai Bridge to Dongfanghong Square, all within Chengguan District. The line has 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 is at depths between 6.3 metres (21 ft) and 16.8 metres (55 ft).[6] The line opened on 29 June 2023.[7]

Under planning

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External image
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In long-term planning, there will be 5 lines totaling 228 kilometers (142 mi).[8] Due to the urban geography of Lanzhou following a river valley, most of the lines will run east-west parallel to the Yellow River. There will be lines connecting the main urban center with Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, Yuzhong county and Gaolan county.[9]

Line 2 (Phase 2)

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Stations[10]

Line 3

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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.[11][12]

Stations[10]

Line 4

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Line 4 is entirely in the planning phase.

Stations[10]

Line 5

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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.[10]

Technology

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Rolling stock

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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.[13][14] Each set is 139.98 m (459 ft 3 in) long, 3.09 m (10 ft 2 in) wide and 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) high. The rolling stock is manufactured in Changchun by China's CRRC.[15][16] 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.[17][18]

Production of the first trains started in March 2016.[13] In October 2016, the first two metro trains were delivered.[15]

A few of the trainsets in service on Line 1 carry the colour scheme of Line 2 which is still under construction.[19]

Payment system

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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).[20]

Network Map

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Map


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References

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  3. ^ "兰州轨道交通2号线一期争取2022年底投入运营". 2019-11-12.
  4. ^ "兰州城市轨道交通工程开工奠基 刘伟平冯健身赵广发欧阳坚出席奠基仪式". gansudaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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  8. ^ "兰州地铁1号线至5号线所有站点公布！快看哪个站点离你家近？". 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ "兰州城市轨道交通工程昨开工-今日兰州". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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  11. ^ ""公轨合建"：兰州雁青大桥最新效果图曝光，年内开建！_明珠新闻_丝路明珠网". www.gstv.com.cn.
  12. ^ "兰州雁青黄河大桥发布环评公示 青什片区融入主城加速发展". www.sohu.com.
  13. ^ a b "在长春开始生产制造 兰州地铁列车10月下线抵兰 -兰州地铁-每日甘肃-甘肃". gansu.gansudaily.com.cn.
  14. ^ "微博-兰州晨报". 2016-07-27. 兰州轨道交通1号线一期工程首列电动客车于3月份在吉林长春开始生产制造，今年10月下线运抵兰州。据悉，1号线一期工程建成运营后，将配备26列电动客车，每列客车最大载客量达2460人。
  15. ^ a b "兰州，你的地铁已到货！注意签收". 25 October 2016.
  16. ^ "兰州轨道交通".
  17. ^ "中国北车将为兰州研制抗风沙地铁车". 16 February 2016.
  18. ^ "我国首列抗风沙地铁在长春下线". 2 August 2016.
  19. ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > China > Lanzhou Metro". www.urbanrail.net.
  20. ^ "兰州微在线". 29 December 2019. 兰州轨道交通1号线正式开通微信、支付宝、"翼支付 APP"扫码过闸服务