GBASE Powers Another Urban Rail Milestone: Lanzhou Metro Line 2 Launches Trial Operation

“Welcome aboard Lanzhou Rail Transit Line 2…” At 9:36 a.m. on June 29, accompanied by a pleasant announcement, the first phase of Lanzhou Rail Transit Line 2 began trial operation and opened to the public.

The first phase of Lanzhou Rail Transit Line 2 is 9.06 km long with 9 stations. The trial operation of Line 2 marks Lanzhou's official entry into the era of dual metro lines, enabling seamless metro transfers between Lanzhou Railway Station, primarily serving conventional passenger trains, and Lanzhou West Railway Station, a hub for high-speed trains. From now on, passengers arriving at Lanzhou Railway Station who need to catch flights no longer have to rush around; they can simply transfer by metro and high-speed train to reach Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport. Together with Line 1, Line 2 forms the initial cross-shaped backbone network of the city center's rail transit, significantly relieving north-south traffic pressure, effectively improving overall capacity and service quality, and providing citizens with a convenient and efficient travel channel.

As a provider specializing in database software products and services, GBASE’s shared-storage-based database cluster GBase 8s powered the integrated supervision and control system for this phase. GBase 8s is a mature enterprise-class transactional database, delivering high performance, high security, high stability, and high concurrency. Deployed in a primary-backup configuration, the database system ensures high availability, uninterrupted service, and reliable support for smooth passenger travel.

In 2016, GBASE became the first domestic database vendor to enter the rail transit sector and deploy its products live. The shared-storage database cluster GBase 8s has been deployed in multiple core business systems built for various lines, including AFC (Automatic Fare Collection) systems, clearing centers, multi-line centers, internet ticketing systems, integrated supervision and control systems, and operations command centers.

As the localization drive accelerates, an increasing number of rail transit line network command systems are adopting the domestic GBase database. By the end of 2022, GBase had served the IT construction of dozens of rail transit lines across over 20 cities in China, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Kunming, Changsha, and Lanzhou. Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on independent innovation, steadily enhance our service capabilities, leverage data to empower urban mobility, and help more cities build modern, intelligent rail transportation systems.