Lanzhou railway station

Lanzhou 兰州
General information
Location	393 Huochezhan East Road Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu China
Coordinates	36°02′03″N 103°51′00″E
Operated by	CR Lanzhou
Line(s)	China Railway: Longhai Railway Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway Lanzhou–Qinghai railway Baotou–Lanzhou railway China Railway High-speed: Lanzhou–Chongqing railway Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
Platforms	11
Tracks	13
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	39872 (TMIS code) LZJ (telegraph code) LZH (Pinyin code)
Classification	Class 1 station (一等站)
History
Opened	1952
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Lanzhou East towards Baotou East Baotou–Lanzhou railway Terminus Lanzhou East towards Lianyungang East Longhai railway Terminus Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway Lanzhou West towards Ürümqi South Lanzhou–Qinghai railway Lanzhou West towards Xining Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Terminus Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway Lanzhou West towards Zhongchuan Airport
Location Lanzhou Location of the station Lanzhou Lanzhou (China)

Lanzhou railway station (simplified Chinese: 兰州站; traditional Chinese: 蘭州站; pinyin: Lánzhōu Zhàn) is a railway station located in Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province along Huochezhan East Road (火车站东路). The station was established in October 1952, and is operated by China Railway Lanzhou Group. It handles both passenger and freight as a Class 1 station. It is served by Longhai railway, Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway and Baotou–Lanzhou railway.

Station facilities

Lanzhou railway station soft seat waiting area

The station building has an area of 18,006 square meters, with a total area of 33,528 square metres with the outdoor square. It has been designed to hold 6,000 waiting passengers. It is served by an elevated footbridge across the lines, arrival and departure car ramps, escalators and central air conditioning, electronic ticketing and an electronic-oriented information inquiry system. The outdoor station square hosts a large replica of the ancient Flying Horse of Gansu, a symbol of Lanzhou.

Lanzhou station has five platforms and a total of 12 shared tracks (passenger and freight).

Usage

The station is mostly used for regular speed rail services, being served by the Longhai railway, Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway and Baotou–Lanzhou railway as a major station. The average daily handling capacity is for passenger trains is about 100 trains, including various types of originating and through passenger trains.

High speed train services east to Xi'an and west to Ürümqi bypass this station via a tunnel to Lanzhou West railway station, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west. However high speed services on the Chongqing–Lanzhou railway do stop at Lanzhou station.

Metro station

A station for Line 2 is opened at 29 June 2023.

History

• 1 October 1952 : Lanzhou railway station was inaugurated.
• 6 June 2002: The expansion project was completed

References

1. Daily: Lanzhou station celebrate the 50 anniversary
2. Lanzhou Railway Bureau: Lanzhou Station Profile
3. Lanzhou Railway Station Revitalization welcome the Spring Festival travel season