Railway workers construct the Lanzhou-Zhongchuan Inter-city Railway in Northwest China's Gansu province. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

 

The first high-speed railway between downtown Lanzhou, Gansu province, and Zhongchuan Airport is expected to be completed by the end of the year, according to China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co.

 

The railway is expected to enter the trial phase on June 30, and once the construction is complete, it will only take 20 minutes to travel from downtown to Zhongchuan Airport.

 

The Lanzhou-Zhongchuan Inter-city Rail is one section of the Lanzhou-Zhangye Inter-city Rail under construction. This section is 63.13 km long with 1.3 billion yuan ($210 million) of investment. 

 

Gansu government is seeking to improve passenger transport between Lanzhou and Zhangye with new express trains.