Gansu gives priority to building the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway, and then builds the Baolan and Xiyin high-speed railways. This is why

#"Live Transparently" Theme Creation Competition# Gansu is a northwest province with a long history and splendid culture. The territory is long and narrow, the climate varies greatly from place to place, and the land is sparsely populated. But the tourist attractions in Gansu are also very good. Here there is the majesty of "the solitary smoke in the desert, the sun setting over the long river", the vastness of "the ancient vines and old trees, the dim crows", and the magnificence of "the white sun lingers on the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea"! Gansu is so magical, so intriguing, and so intoxicating!

(Camel riding experience in the Gansu desert)

Since Gansu is so beautiful, for the development of tourism, a modern high-speed rail must be built to connect the national high-speed rail network. In terms of high-speed rail construction, according to general rules, they are built from east to west and from south to north, because China's development is faster in the southeast than in the northwest. But this is not the case when building high-speed railways in Gansu. Gansu's priority is to build the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway, which starts from Lanzhou and passes through Xining City in Qinghai Province, Zhangye City, Jiuquan City, Jiayuguan City in Gansu Province, Hami City and Turpan City in Xinjiang, and finally Urumqi City. . This is the first high-speed railway in Gansu and has a very long span. It connects the three northwest provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang.

(Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway Line)

Gansu’s second high-speed railway is the Baolan-Lanzhou High-speed Railway. The Baolan-Lanzhou High-speed Railway line runs from Lanzhou to Yuzhong to Dingxi to Tongwei to Qin’an to Tianshui. —Baoji. It can be said that the opening of the Bao-Lanzhou High-speed Railway means that Gansu has a real high-speed railway, because this railway is directly integrated into the national high-speed railway network.

(Baolan High-speed Railway Line)

The third high-speed railway in Gansu is the Xiyin High-speed Railway. The Xiyin High-speed Railway crosses the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. The specific line is Xi'an-Xianyang-Liquan- Qian County - Yongshou - Binzhou - Ning County - Qingyang - Qingcheng - Qu - Huan County - Tianshui Fort - Hui'an Fort - Wuzhong - Lingwu - Hedong Airport - Yinchuan. This line was built to solve the problem of the lack of high-speed rail in Ningxia, and also solved the problem of the lack of railway in Longdong, Gansu. The railway is now actively accelerating its construction and is expected to be open to traffic by the end of this year.

(Xiyin High-speed Railway Line)

The above introduces the two high-speed railways that have been opened in Gansu and one high-speed railway that is about to be opened. So why should Gansu give priority to building high-speed railways heading west? , instead of prioritizing the construction of high-speed rail to the southeast? After careful thinking and analysis, I found that there are many reasons for this.

As the provincial capital of Gansu, Lanzhou must first connect to the high-speed rail. Building a high-speed rail from Lanzhou to the south or east will give priority to Lanzhou's connection to the national high-speed rail network. Why not? In fact, it reflects a great wisdom and strategy. If the Bao-Lanzhou high-speed railway is really built to go south first, it will be difficult or impossible to get approval for the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway in the short term. The construction of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway was given priority, and the Baolan-Lanzhou high-speed railway was a natural progression. This is one of the reasons. Another reason is that Gansu’s initial plan was to build the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway. By borrowing the slogan of the “Silk Road”, Lanzhou, Baiyin, and Hexi cities in Gansu could all be connected to the high-speed railway. However, there was no approval because the line was too long and It is too winding, has complex geology and high construction costs. In the end, we can only connect Qinghai Province. This way, all the capital cities of the three northwest provinces can be connected to high-speed rail. Gansu is of course the biggest beneficiary of this high-speed rail line. After this high-speed railway is completed, the approval of the Baolan-Lanzhou High-speed Railway will definitely be very fast. The reason is that a large area of ??land in the northwest has been integrated into the high-speed rail network, which is of great significance.

(Five Northwest Provinces)

In addition, the third reason is that although the Hexi region is sparsely populated, the tourism resources in the Hexi region are very rich. These areas are key tourist attractions in Gansu. The construction of high-speed rail can satisfy tourists visiting the Hexi Corridor and promote the rapid development of Gansu's tourism industry.

These are the three reasons why the construction of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway is prioritized. The construction of the Bao-Lanzhou High-speed Railway has completely opened up the dead end of Gansu's high-speed railway, and Lanzhou has become a transfer station for high-speed railways in the northwest region.

Due to the large traffic debts in the history, the Longdong area of ??Gansu Province has never had a railway. In order to solve the traffic problems in Longdong. After fighting for the Xiyin Railway, after many efforts and in order to satisfy Ningxia's desire to have a high-speed railway, it finally evolved into the Xiyin High-speed Railway. Among them, four counties and districts in Qingyang have been connected to high-speed rail at once, which is really gratifying.

(Qingyang Residential Cave Dwelling Landscape)

People are also actively working on other urban areas in Gansu that have not yet connected to high-speed rail. For example, the Lanzhou-Zhangjiakou 3rd and 4th Lines are designed to connect the remaining areas in Hexi Wuwei and Jinchang are both connected by high-speed rail. The Yinlan High-speed Railway solves the problem of Baiyin not having a high-speed railway. The Lan-Tian-Han high-speed railway solves the problem of no high-speed railway in some counties and districts in Longnan. After striving for a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, the Lanzhou-Hehe Railway has set aside conditions for a further speed increase of 250 kilometers per hour. This also solves the problem of no railways in Linxia and Hehe. The last remaining Pingliang railway is striving for the standard of Pingqing Railway. It is currently positioned at 200 kilometers per hour and has reserved conditions for a speed increase of 250 kilometers per hour. It all depends on whether the Pingqing Railway can evolve into the Lanzhou-Taiwan High-speed Railway and Pingliang be integrated into the high-speed railway network. Everything is expected.

Finally, I hope that Gansu’s high-speed rail construction will get better and better, and that the construction of high-speed rail will drive the development of Gansu’s tourism industry.

(Pingliang Jingchuan Dayun Temple)