Classic route
Lanzhou–Chongqing Railway
Lanzhou → Chongqing · China
Twenty years in the building through the folded Qinling ranges: hundreds of tunnels that finally gave Gansu a fast way down to the Yangtze.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: China Railway 12306 — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Lanzhou–Chongqing Railway?
The Lanzhou–Chongqing Railway runs 886 km from Lanzhou to Chongqing.
How long does the Lanzhou–Chongqing Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h 30 min for the 886 km. That is an average of 136 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Lanzhou–Chongqing Railway?
China Railway, with CR200J Fuxing & sleeper coaches.
How old is the Lanzhou–Chongqing Railway?
The line has been in service since 2017. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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