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{{Short description|Railway line in China}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name            = {{nowrap|Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway}}
| native_name     = {{lang|zh-hans|兰中城际铁路<br>兰州至中川机场城际铁路}}
| native_name_lang = zh-hans
| color           = {{rcr|CRH}}
| logo            = CRH-logo.svg
| logo_width      = 40px
| logo_alt        = 
| image           = 
| image_width     = 
| image_alt       = 
| caption         = 
| type            = [[Higher-speed rail]]<br>[[Commuter rail]]
| system          = {{rint|cn|crh}} [[China Railway High-speed]]
| status          = Operational
| locale          = [[Lanzhou]], [[Gansu province]]
| start           = [[Lanzhou railway station|Lanzhou]]
| end             = [[Zhongchuan Airport railway station|Zhongchuan Airport]]
| stations        = 6
| routes          = 
| daily_ridership = 
| ridership2      = 
| open            = {{start date and age|2015|09|30}}
| close           = 
| owner           = {{rint|cn|rail}} [[China Railway Lanzhou Group|CR Lanzhou]]
| operator        = {{rint|cn|rail}} [[China Railway Lanzhou Group|CR Lanzhou]]
| character       = 
| depot           = 
| stock           = 
| linelength      = {{cvt|61|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength     = 
| tracks          = 
| gauge           = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| old_gauge       = 
| load_gauge      = 
| minradius       = {{cvt|3500|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}}
| maxincline      = <--  THIS CAN'T BE CORRECT 6.0% (Lanzhou West to Fuliqu)<br>2.0% (Fuliqu to Zhongchuan Airport)-->
| racksystem      = 
| routenumber     = 
| electrification = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} ([[Overhead line]])
| speed           = {{cvt|200|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| elevation       = 
| website         = 
| map             = {{Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway}}
| map_state       = collapsed
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| order           = st
| s               = 兰中城际铁路
| t               = 蘭中城際鐵路
| p               = Lán-Zhōng chéngjì tiělù
| altname         = Full name
| s2              = 兰州至中川机场城际铁路
| t2              = 蘭州至中川機場城際鐵路
| p2              = Lánzhōu zhì Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng chéngjì tiělù
}}

'''Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway''' is a [[Regional rail|regional]] [[higher-speed rail]]way located in [[Gansu Province]], connecting the [[Lanzhou]] urban area and [[Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport]]. As Zhongchuan Airport is quite distant from the urban area of Lanzhou, regular ground transport currently takes about an hour to make the journey and taxi journeys are expensive at around 150 to 200RMB, but with little to no time advantage over the airport bus service. Thus a higher-speed rail connection was initiated by the Lanzhou government in order to improve access to the airport, but also to the adjacent [[Lanzhou New Area]] special economic zone. The journey to the airport now takes from 30 to 40 minutes at a cost of 18.5RMB for Second Class and 22RMB for First Class.

==Overview==
[[File:Zhongchuan Airport Railway Station 2019.jpg|thumb|left|[[Zhongchuan Airport railway station]]]]

The Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway is proposed to be the first section of a longer [[Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway]], connecting western Gansu cities. The Length of the railway is {{convert|61|km|mi}}. Starting from [[Lanzhou West railway station]] the route parallels the [[Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway]] for a short distance. From Fuliqu to [[Zhongchuan Airport railway station|Zhongchuan Airport]] {{convert|48.2|km|mi}} of new railway is built as a double tracked electrified line. Total investment was projected to be over 9.1 billion yuan RMB. A total of six stations is constructed, Lanzhou West railway station will allow transfers to [[Line 1 (Lanzhou Metro)|Line 1]] and [[Line 2 (Lanzhou Metro)|Line 2]] of [[Lanzhou Metro]], [[Chenguanying railway station|Chenguanying]] will allow transfers to [[Line 1 (Lanzhou Metro)|Line 1]] of [[Lanzhou Metro]]. [[Lanzhou New Area railway station]] will allow transfers to future tram and metro services. Before Lanzhou New Area station, the under construction [[Zhongwei–Lanzhou high-speed railway]] branches off.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.qq.com/a/20170711/019772.htm|title = 厉害了！宁夏计划建设4条高铁，这些区县将交通大爆发！_新闻_腾讯网}}</ref>

An initial groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 27, 2010. However works were not actually started. On December 21, 2012, another groundbreaking ceremony was held again with full construction now underway.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.huochepiao.com/2012-12/2012122311051251.htm| title=敦煌至格尔木和兰州至中川机场铁路开工建设| trans-title=Work started on the Dunhuang-Golmud Railway and on the railway from Lanzhou to Zhongchuan Airport| date=December 23, 2012| language=zh}}</ref> The line started operation on September 30, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Haonan|first1=Liu|title=Seamless transfer to Zhongchuan airport|url=http://lanzhou.china.org.cn/2015-10/19/content_36823625.htm|website=This is Lanzhou |access-date=December 17, 2015| date=October 19, 2015}}</ref>

[[Fuliqu railway station|Fuliqu]] opened on January 8, 2020.

==Stations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Station<br>№
! Station Name
! Chinese
! colspan="2"| Distance<br>{{small|km}}
<!--! [[China Railway|CR]] C-train<br>transfers/connections-->
! [[Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China|Metro]]<br>transfers/connections
! colspan="1"| Location
|- style = "background:#{{rcr|CR|passenger}}; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "11" |
|-
| LZJ
| {{stl|CR|Lanzhou}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|兰州}}}}
| 0.00
| 0.00
<!--| -->
| 
| [[Chengguan District, Lanzhou|Chengguan]]
|-
| LAJ
| {{stl|CR|Lanzhou West}} {{small|(Lanzhouxi)}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|兰州西}}}}
| 10.00
| 10.00
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| {{rint|lanzhou|metro}} {{rint|lanzhou|1}} {{rint|lanzhou|2}} (planned)
| [[Qilihe District|Qilihe]]
|- bgcolor="lightgrey"
| CAJ
| {{stl|CR|Chenguanying}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|陈官营}}}}
| 8.70
| 18.70
<!--| -->
| {{rint|lanzhou|metro}} {{rint|lanzhou|1}}
| bgcolor="white" rowspan="3"| [[Xigu District|Xigu]]
|-
| FLJ
| {{stl|CR|Fuliqu}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|福利区}}}}
| 3.00
| 21.70
<!--| -->
| 
|-
| XIJ
| {{stl|CR|Xigu}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|西固}}}}
| 2.40
| 24.10
<!--| -->
| 
|- bgcolor="lightgrey"
| HOJ
| {{stl|CR|Huangyangtou}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|黄羊头}}}}
| 11.20
| 35.20
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| 
| [[Gaolan County|Gaolan Co.]]
|-
| LQJ
| {{stl|CR|Lanzhou New Area}} {{small|(Lanzhou Xinqu)}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|兰州新区}}}}
| 31.20
| 66.50
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| 
| rowspan="2"| [[Lanzhou New Area]]
|-
| ZJJ
| {{stl|CR|Zhongchuan Airport}} {{small|(Zhongchuan Jichang)}}
| {{large|{{lang|zh-cn|中川机场}}}}
| 3.80
| 70.30
<!--| -->
| 
|}

==See also==
*[[Zhongwei–Lanzhou high-speed railway]]

== References ==
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{{Gansu transit}}
{{Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway}}
{{Regional and commuter rail transit in China}}
{{High-speed rail in the People's Republic of China}}
{{High-speed railway lines}}

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[[Category:High-speed railway lines in China]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Gansu]]
[[Category:Transport in Lanzhou]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in China]]
[[Category:Airport rail links in China]]