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Old Jul 15, 2017 | 12:49 am
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chornedsnorkack
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by jiejie
Thanks for setting that straight. I had been under the impression that the entire Lanzhou-Xi'an segment wasn't opening until 2017.
It is 2017, and the line has opened.

But trains do not connect.

Lanzhou-Xian: 30 high speed trains daily. Trip time 2:59 (D2664, 3 stops) to 3:18 (D2696, 6 stops). Ticket price second class 174 yuan 5 jiao, first class 231 yuan 5 jiao, business class 525 yuan 5 jiao. 38 slow trains daily. Trip time 8:08 (2 Z trains, both nonstop) to 10:28 (K750). Ticket price hard seat 93 yuan, hard sleeper 174 yuan, soft sleeper 263 yuan.
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou: 9 high speed trains daily. Trip time 5:17 (G2024, 6 stops) to 6:03 (G1834, 9 stops). Ticket price second class 406 yuan, first class 602 yuan, business class 1257 yuan. 23 slow trains daily. Trip time 14:20 (Z266) to 18:13 (K1028). Ticket price hard seat 148 yuan 5 jiao, hard sleeper 272 yuan 5 jiao, soft sleeper 415 yuan 5 jiao.
Lanzhou-Beijing: 1 high speed train daily, G430. Trip time 9:00, 13 stops. Ticket price second class 690 yuan, first class 1056 yuan 5 jiao, business class 2153 yuan 5 jiao. 7 slow trains daily. Trip time 15:58 (Z22) to 26:29 (K4630).
Lanzhou-Shanghai: 1 high speed train daily, G1930. Trip time 10:32, 18 stops. Ticket price second class 844 yuan, first class 1326 yuan 5 jiao, business class 2639 yuan 5 jiao. 7 slow trains daily. Trip time 23:25 (Z166) to 30:04 (K2188). Ticket price hard seat 240 yuan, hard sleeper 436 yuan, soft sleeper 669 yuan.
Lanzhou-Wuhan: no high speed service
Lanzhou-Taiyuan: 3 high speed trains daily. Trip time 6:37 (D2568) to 6:51 (D2566). Ticket price second class 353 yuan, first class 453 yuan 5 jiao. 3 slow speed trains nightly. Trip time 11:24 (Z22) to 13:35 (T176). Ticket price hard seat 135 yuan 5 jiao, hard sleeper 247 yuan 5 jiao, soft sleeper 377 yuan 5 jiao.
Xining-Xian: 9 high speed trains daily. Trip time 4:26 to 4:41. Ticket price second class 232 yuan 5 jiao, first class 301 yuan.
Xining-Zhengzhou: no high speed service
Xining-Taiyuan: 1 high speed train daily, D2570. Trip time 8:08. Ticket price second class 411 yuan, first class 523 yuan.
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