Baotou–Lanzhou railway
The Baotou–Lanzhou railway (simplified Chinese: 包兰铁路; traditional Chinese: 包蘭鐵路; pinyin: Bāolán tiělù), also known as the Baolan line (Chinese: 包兰线; pinyin: Bāolán xiàn) is a 995 kilometres (618 mi) railway line that connects the cities of Baotou in Inner Mongolia to Lanzhou in Gansu Province.
Cities
The railway passes through the following cities:
- Inner Mongolia: Baotou (包头市), Bayan Nur (巴彦淖尔市), Wuhai(乌海市)
- Ningxia: Shizuishan (石嘴山市), Yinchuan (银川市), Wuzhong (吴忠市), Zhongwei (中卫市)
- Gansu: Baiyin (白银市), Lanzhou (兰州市)
Intersecting railways
The Baotou–Lanzou railway connects with eight other railways, most of them connecting in the city of Baotou. In Baotou, the Beijing–Baotou railway extends the line from the Baotou West railway station to Beijing. The Baotou–Shenmu railway leaves Baotou railway station and heads south towards Shenmu county in Shaanxi Province. After passing the Baotou West railway station, the Baotou Ring railway circles around the city and has stops at various stations in Baotou.
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The railway finally connects with three other railways in
See also
- Rail transport in China
- Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
- List of railways in China
- Baotou–Yinchuan high-speed railway