On January 21, reporters learned from a press conference held by the Information Office of the Provincial Government that this year the province plans to start construction on 4 railway projects, including the Zhongwei-Lanzhou Railway, the third and fourth lines of the Lanzhou-Zhangye Railway, the Huanxian-Chujiawan Railway, and the Qingyang-Changqingqiao Railway.
The Zhongwei-Lanzhou Railway passes through Ningxia and Gansu provinces and is a dedicated passenger electrified double-track railway with a design speed of 250 km/h and a total length of 231.2 kilometers. The estimated investment is 33.06 billion yuan, of which 184.9 kilometers and an estimated investment of 28.04 billion yuan are within Gansu. Preliminary work is currently being actively advanced. The third and fourth lines of the Lanzhou-Zhangye Railway pass through Wuwei and Jinchang and constitute an electrified double-track intercity railway with a total length of 439.3 kilometers and a total investment of 52.78 billion yuan. Preliminary work is currently being actively advanced. The Huanxian-Chujiawan Railway has a total length of 122.9 kilometers, of which 82.6 kilometers are within Gansu, with an investment of 5.01 billion yuan and a design speed of 120 km/h. Preliminary work is currently being actively advanced. The Qingyang-Changqingqiao Railway has a total length of about 51.6 kilometers, with an estimated investment of 3.37 billion yuan and a design speed of 120 km/h. Preliminary work is currently being actively advanced.