Lanzhou is a "crossroads" of Northwest China. It is one of nine logistics regions, among the top 10 logistics channels, and one of 21 national logistics node cities. Lanzhou has the densest railway network in the northwest area and is a strategic channel of the China-Europe Railway Express (Central Corridor), supporting China's opening up to Central and Western Asia. 

The Lanzhouxi Railway Station is Western China's largest passenger transport hub. Lanzhou railway is the world's longest high-speed railway with one-step construction, and forms a rapid transportation link between Lanzhou and Central, East and Southwest China, and has become a strategic pivot connecting the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.