Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway makes a trial run in Gansu province

Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway’s section in Gansu province was on trial on Nov 28th, with the “Harmony” bullet train making a trial run at the Shandan horse ranch, in the Gansu province.

Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway’s section in Gansu province is on trial. [Photo/ Xinhua]

The Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway extends around 1.8 km through Gansu province, Qinghai province and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. As the country’s first high-speed railway built in a high altitude area, it will be fully put into use at the end of this year. Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway will reduce the travel time from Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region by half, about nine hours. People from Urumqi will be able to travel to Beijing by train in 16 hours instead of 40 hours after the high-speed link between the two cities is completed in 2017.

By Li Xiaoxu and edited by Nicole Fortin