Lanzhou West Railway Station

Lanzhou West Railway Station 兰州西站
Lanzhou West Railway Station
Other names	Lanzhou Xi
Location	Qilihe District, Lanzhou, Gansu China
Coordinates	36°4′1″N 103°45′11″E / 36.06694°N 103.75306°E / 36.06694; 103.75306
Operated by	Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
Line(s)	Longhai Railway, Lan-Xin Railway, Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway
Platforms	24 4 (metro) (2 side, 11 island)
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	26 December 2014 (current) 1953 (former)
Closed	9 March 2012 (former)

Lanzhou West Railway Station is located in Qilihe District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province on Xi Zhan Xi Road (西站西路). It is served by the Longhai Railway, Lan-Xin Railway, Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway, Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway and Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway (u/c), in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. It is one of the principal station.

Former Lanzhou West Railway Station

The original station was built in 1953 and was classed as a secondary station within Lanzhou, with most rail traffic stopping at nearby Lanzhou Railway Station, 8 km to the east. There were just 11 services daily stopping at this station, all for local and regional destinations within Gansu and Qinghai.

The former Lanzhou West Railway Station officially closed on March 9, 2012, for renovation and construction of the current station complex.^[1]

View of the exterior of the old Lanzhou West Railway Station.

View of the exterior of the old Lanzhou West Railway Station.

Ticket Hall of the old Lanzhou West Railway Station. No train service here since March 2013 but ticketing service is still available.

View of the closed platforms of the old Lanzhou West Railway Station

Current Lanzhou West Railway Station

Situated a kilometre to the west of the old station, a new high speed railway station was constructed. This station has become the centre for most high speed services in Lanzhou, equalling Lanzhou Railway Station in importance for long distance and regional rail services. It will also serve as a major transportation interchange with a major long distance and local bus terminal plus connections to Lanzhou Metro's Lines 1 and 2 (U/C). Built on the site of a former rail freight yard at a cost of 3.188 billion Yuan,^[2] it dwarfs the former Lanzhou West Railway Station in almost every respect in terms of size and services. The entire station site encompasses over 680,000m² of space. The station hall is built over 5 main levels, 2 above ground and 3 below, with an area of 220,000m², making it the largest transportation building in Lanzhou. It features 13 platforms, 2 side platforms and 11 island platforms, servicing 26 tracks. It opened on December 26, 2014.^[3] This was in line with the opening of the Lanzhou-Ürümqi High Speed Railway.^[4]

Cranes above the new High Speed Railway Lanzhou West Railway Station under construction July 2013

Formwork rising up at the new High Speed Railway Lanzhou West Railway Station under construction July 2013

CRH5A bound for Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport Railway Station at Lanzhou West Railway Station

Connections

Bus lines

The adjacent bus station (兰州西客站) offers connections to destinations in all directions, including the city centre and Lanzhou Railway Station. ^[5]^[6]

Metro lines

References

↑ http://www.echinacities.com/news/Lanzhou-West-Railway-Station-Closes
↑ http://finance.people.com.cn/n/2014/0823/c388222-25523631-3.html
↑ "China extends high-speed rail network". Sky News Australia. Sky News. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
↑ http://gs.cnr.cn/gsxw/gngj/201312/t20131231_514536028.shtml
↑ http://www.lu35.com/bus/149_20483.html
↑ http://www.lzbus.com/www/Default.htm

Major railway stations in China

North China	Baotou Beijing West South Fengtai Hohhot Shijiazhuang Taiyuan South Tianjin West

Northeast China	Changchun West Dalian North Dandong Harbin West Qiqihar South Shenyang North

East China	Bengbu Fuyang Fuzhou South Hefei South Jinan West Jinhua Hangzhou East South Nanchang West Nanjing South Ningbo Qingdao North Shanghai South Hongqiao Suzhou Wenzhou South Xiamen North Xuzhou Yingtan

South Central China	Changsha South Chaoshan Guangzhou East South Hong Kong Hung Hom / Kowloon West Kowloon Huaihua Liuzhou Luoyang Longmen Nanning Shenzhen North East Futian Wuhan Wuchang Hankou Xiangyang Zhengzhou East Zhuhai

Southwest China	Chengdu East Chongqing North Guiyang Kunming Lhasa

Northwest China	Baoji South Lanzhou West Ürümqi South Xi'an North Xining Yinchuan

Stations in italics are proposed, under planning or under construction.

Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway

Xuzhou–Zhengzhou	Xuzhou East Xiaoxian North Yongcheng North Dangshan South Shangqiu Minquan North Lankao South Kaifeng North Zhengzhou East

Zhengzhou–Xi'an	Zhengzhou East Zhengzhou West Gongyi South Luoyang Longmen Mianchi South Sanmenxia South Lingbao West Huashan North (Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge) Weinan North Lintong East Xi'an North

Xi'an–Baoji	Xi'an North Xianyang Qindu Yangling South Qishan Baoji South

Baoji–Lanzhou (u/c)	Baoji South Dongcha Tianshui South Qin'an Tongwei Dingxi South Yuzhong Lanzhou Lanzhou West

Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway

Lanzhou West Minhe South Ledu South Haidong West Xining Datong West Menyuan Minle Zhangye West Linze South Gaotai South Qingshui North Jiuquan South Jiayuguan South Yumen Liuyuan South Hongliuhe South Yandun East Hami Tuha Shanshan North Turpan North Ürümqi South

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway

(Lanzhou) Lanzhou West Chenguanying Fuliqu Xigu Lanzhou New Area Zhongchuan Airport

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