Research on Strategic Planning of Comprehensive Transportation

System in Ningxia

Ji sheng Wang

Department of Urban Transport Research Centre Ministry of Transport Research Institute, Room 509, 240 HuiXinli,

Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Keywords: Transportation System, strategy and Planning.

Abstract: The rapid development of China’s economy has led to further improvement in the standard of people living

and gradually increase the investment in infrastructure area in recent years. As the leading and basic

industry in the economy of China, according to the development and renewal, transportation has become

more closely linked to people’s lives and brought great convenience. However, there are still many

problems with the development of transportation in western China. In order to support the economic growth

of the western region, the country has put forward the ‘western development strategy’ and ‘the Belt and

Road’ development strategy, as well as, set up an inland open economy pilot zone in Ningxia Hui

Autonomous Region (See the References section). The purpose aims to reduce the gap between east and

west region of China. As a significant province in the west of China, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

shoulders the important task of spurring peripheral collaborative progress. Meanwhile, it is the principal

node of ‘Belt and Road’ strategy. Therefore, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region formulates a

comprehensive transportation system strategic plan in accordance with the national strategy to determine

additional development goals and priorities. The final result is to drive the coordinated development of the

surrounding economy and change the travel quality and living standard of local people.

1 INTRODUCTION

With years of development, comprehensive

transportation system level has a sharply

improvement and always as the leading and basic

industry in the domestic economy. This needs to

make the corresponding strategy and plan to ensure

a strong support and guide in the transitional period.

Follow the national deployment, Ningxia Hui

Autonomous shoulders the significant construction

the inland open economy pilot zone and produce the

historical mission for producing the western region

open strategy. This must have a positive attitude to

integrate into the national development strategy of

‘Belt and Road’, as well as, has put forward a higher

requirement and a new task for the developing of a

comprehensive transportation system in Ningxia Hui

Autonomous.

The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region will still

be at the key stage of climbing, catching up and

transformation in the future (See the References

section). The government of the Autonomous

Region provides the complete newly development

strategy and goal as a city planning and construction.

The new mission, new orientation, new task and the

new objective require Ningxia has a ‘world vision,

international standards and self-benefits’ in the

recent historical development period. Scientifically

programmed the multi-level of modern

comprehensive transportation system with ‘open,

convenient, highly efficient and safe’ to support the

implementation of the national strategy, boosting the

transformation and development of the entire region,

as well as, further enhancing the radiation capacity

of relevant region and promoting peripheral

development.

According to the development policies issued by

the National and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,

such as ‘ National Highway Network Plan (2013-

2030)’, ‘the National ‘Thirteenth Five-Year

development Plan’ for Modern Comprehensive

Transportation System’, ‘National New

Urbanization Development Plan (2014-2020)’ and

‘Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Provincial Road

Network Layout Planning(2015-2050), the period of

this report is planned form 2016 to 2030. Among it:

the short period is 2016-2020 and the extend period

is 2021-2030. As a guiding document for the

development of the comprehensive transportation

system in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in future,

it is main basis of determining the spatial layout and

arranging major project construction and investment

of comprehensive transportation network.

2 MAIN BODY

2.1 Development Foundation of

Comprehensive Transportation

System in Ningxia

In recent years, Ningxia has firmly grasped the

strategic opportunities such as the development of

the western region of the country and actively

promoted the construction of an integrated

transportation system. The scale of infrastructure has

continued to be expand, the layout structure has been

continuously optimized, as well as, the capacity for

transport services has been significantly enhanced.(

Chen,2008)

Basic transportation modes in Ningxia

include roads, railways, aviation, waterways and

pipelines. The main way of passenger and freight

transportation relies on roads, railways and aviation.

With the gradual improvement on the

comprehensive transportation network and the

acceleration of the construction of passenger and

hubs, the service capabilities have been enhanced.

There was a total of 483 million tons of cargo

handled by various modes of transportation

(including: 56.31million tons for railways, 369.94

million tons for highways, 12.7 thousand tons for

civil aviation and 11.42 million tons for pipelines);

the number of passengers completed was 93.71

million (of which: 6.61 million for railways, the

number of highway is 84.44 million and civil

aviation is 2.66 million.) Passenger throughput of

civil aviation was 5.39 million passengers. Among

202 civil aviation airports nationwide, Hedong

International Airport ranks 39th and the average

annual growth rate of passenger throughput is 20.4%

in the past 10 years. Yinchuan Air Port (National

Class I) and three land ports (Yinchuan

Development Zone, Hui Nong and Zhongning) also

have steadily advanced.(See the References Section)

Although the comprehensive transportation

system in Ningxia has made great progress, it is far

distant from achieving the national strategy of

modernization and integration of comprehensive

transportation systems and supporting the

assimilation into the ‘Belt and Road’ strategy. On

the one hand, this is mainly reflected the insufficient

of the capacity of various modes of transport, the

limited of supporting role as opening and merging

into the outside world, as well as, various modes of

transportation and regional development are

unbalanced. The emergence of these two conditions

is mainly due to the fact Ningxia, where is located in

the inland hinterland and does not rely on the sea or

borders. It is the lack of capacity and rapid external

transportation connected with neighboring countries

and advanced economies. Openness to the outside

world and insufficient ability to attract radiation to

periphery have affected foreign economic exchanges

and cooperation. Meanwhile, there is no high-speed

railway and weak infrastructure in Ningxia and the

overall level of high-grade highway networks needs

to improve.

On the other hand, the proportion of road

transport has a high occupation in the regions

comprehensive transportation. The percentage of

highly efficient intensive passenger and cargo

reached 90.1% and 84.5% respectively. However,

the percentage of highly competent intensive

passenger and freight railways accounted for total

only 7.1% and 12.9%. Air traffic is even lower than

those two ways (See the References section). The

development speed becomes slow in the Yellow

River water transport and most of the pipeline

transportation is a passing mode, as well as, forming

a not reasonable structure. In terms of spatial layout,

there is no balance of traffic structure in the north

and south region in Ningxia. Construction of traffic

system in the northern region is significantly better

than southern region.

2.2Develop Requirement of

Comprehensive Transportation

System in Ningxia

The development strategy of the traffic system in

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is strong

competitiveness. Then, under conditions of dual

constraints on resources and the environment, the

transition is depends on the mode of resource and

factor input. Cultivate a new pattern of open

economy, improve the progress of modern

urbanization. Meanwhile, it will expand the scope of

services, save on the intensive use of transportation

resources, optimize the network structure and

enhance the supporting support of economic and

social development.

Finally, under the background of economic

globalization and regional economic integration,

Ningxia must actively promote the status of

transportation at the regional and international level

and build a comprehensive transportation hub

system. Figure 2.1 indicates, on the one hand, it

continued to strengthen the building external

transportation hub of land and air, expand Ningxia’s

radiation capabilities for the economies of Hohhot

and Taiyuan and strengthen links with cities along

the Silk Road such as Xi’an, Lanzhou and Urumqi.

On the other hand, formed a transportation network

with internal and external connections, increase the

capacity and level of external transportation.

Meanwhile, build bridge for competition and

cooperation between international and region.

`Figure2.1 Sketch map of Ningxia’s traffic layout.

2.3 Development Strategies and Goals of

Comprehensive Transportation

System in Ningxia

The core development of the Ningxia transportation

system is intended for short-boarding and precision

misconduct, as well as, to strengthen the attraction

and radiation area of Yinchuan. It will pay attention

to connecting peripheral areas, accelerating

integration into national backbone transport

networks and enhancing the quality and efficiency of

service (

T.J. Yang, 2017). Then, play the role fully of

the former transportation officer and building a

modern comprehensive transport hub system in

Ningxia.

2.3.1 Development strategies of

Comprehensive Transportation System

in Ningxia

Ningxia is close to the geometric center of

Chinese territory, it is the central and eastern part of

china that connects the western region, as well as,

leading to significant strategic channels in central

Asia, west and other region in Asia. Meanwhile, Due

to the fact that Ningxia is located on the Silk Road

Economic Belt and close to the Qiteng Line and link

be Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei City group, Yangtze River

Delta and other central economic regions, so

Ningxia has a strategic status to China. Therefore,

the development of Ningxia must follow the national

strategy of promoting ‘Belt and Road’, coordinated

development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei city

group and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It is

based on the inland open economic pilot zone,

highlighting the planning and construction of large-

scale foreign channels and major hubs, as well as,

achieving large customs clearance and logistics.

There are for two specific strategies, one is the

open integration strategy. Taking Ningxia as the

fulcrum of the Silk Road Economic Belt, it shall

speed up the opening to the external transportation

channels and form an integrated channel to enhance

to enhance Ningxia’s status as an international

comprehensive transportation system. Ningxia will

Beijing

Tianjin

To Shenyang

Qingdao

Jinan

Shijiazhuang

Taiyuan

City group

ChengYu Region

Shanghai

Fuzhou

Guangzhou

Xi’an

City group

Linhe

Hami

Urumqi

Wuwei

The north slope of

Tianshan Mountains

Lanzhou

Tibet

Ningdong

Yinchua

Shizuishan

Guyuan

Zhongwei

Wuzhong

Jing-Jin-Ji

City Group

Silk Road

economic belt

Yangtze River

economic belt

Lanzhou-Xining

region

Hohhot City Group

build an international aviation hub for central and

west Asia, improve the air corridors of the Eurasian

Continental Bridge and turn Ningxia into a

passenger and cargo transit node with extensive

influence and significant distribution center for

freight transport. The other is internal linkages

strategy. This strategy should speed up the

integration of urbanization and regional in Ningxia,

actively build a regional rapid transit network

system. Scientifically and rationally allocate the

traffic system and construction an intercity

passenger transport backbone system between the

central city and sub-city, supporting and guiding the

new urbanization in the region. Support the

integration of modern information technology and

transportation service management as well as,

realize cross-regional large-scale intelligent

transportation.

2.3.2 Goal and Objectives of Comprehensive

Transportation System in Ningxia

The overall goal is to build Ningxia into an

international regional hub for Silk Road Economic

Belt in 2030 and to initially establish an integrated

international, modern transportation system that

matches ‘Western International Logistics Center and

International Regional Aviation Hub’. It will

effectively enhance the comprehensive

competitiveness of the region, support and guide the

development of autonomous region’s economic and

social, as well as, to ensure Ningxia’s status as a

strategic highland opening to the west.

According to the overall goal, formulate the

specific implementation objectives. As Table 2-1

shown, there are five specific objectives in each of

the short and long terms. The purpose of these two

objectives was to make the comprehensive

transportation system in Ningxia become more

consummate and to facilitate the interconnection and

intercommunication of transportation networks

across the country, thereby increasing the overall

efficiency and reducing the cost of transportation.

Meanwhile, it provides more kinds of transportation

for people to travel in the radiation.

Table 2-1. The Short-term and long-term Objectives of the

Development of Ningxia Comprehensive Transportation

System.

Short term（2016-

2020）

Long term（2021-

2030）

Skeleton of

transportation network

become more complete

Basically completed

the comprehensive

transportation

Significant

improvement in

comprehensive

transport channel

capacity

Build an integrated

foreign transport

corridor

Initially build an

aviation hub system

with internal smooth

and outer connection

Build international

regional aviation hub

Initially formed a

comprehensive

transport hub system

with ‘reasonable layout

and perfect function’

To form a

comprehensive transport

hub system that is ‘safe,

efficient and seamless

connection’

Preliminary

establishment of urban

public transport master

status

The significant

improved of the level of

transportation

information technology

and intelligence

2.4 Safeguards for Comprehensive

Transportation System in Ningxia

First of all, Ningxia Autonomous Region increases

the integration of comprehensive transportation and

spatial planning, various transportation specific

plans, local comprehensive transportation planning

and scientifically reserve traffic corridors. It also

needs to strengthen the executive and binding force

of the plan. This will make overall plans for the

preparatory work, progress of major construction

projects and guarantee the implementation

effectiveness of the plan. Next, Ningxia must have a

good relationship and interpretation cooperation

with province. Construction of inland open

economic pilot zone in Ningxia can drive the

development of the neighboring provinces,

strengthen the process of regional and traffic

integration, as well as, further build, share and

collaborate on channel resources.

Ultimately, Ningxia not only should carry out

transportation planning but also in accordance with

the concept of sustainable development to reduce the

impact on transportation infrastructure on resources

and environment, due to improvement of protecting

environment awareness and government issues the

policy and regulation. The strict implementation of

environmental impact assessment and soil, water

conservation assessment for the project of

transportation construction, as well as, follows the

ecological protection red line of management

requirement, which makes the project selection and

location cause the minimum harmful to the

environment. This depends on the Ningxia

government adhere to the principle of land intensive

and economical use and improvement the efficiency

of land use.

3 CONCLUSIONS

To sum up, in order to drive and promote the

economic development, facilitate travel and improve

living standard of local people in Ningxia Hui

Autonomous Region, it had formulated and planned

a strategy that was in line with its own development

conditions in accordance with the western

development and ‘Belt and Road’ strategy. This

research report describes the background of the

strategy formulation, and then, extension of the

formal requirement for the formulation of the

strategy. Depending on this information, further

summarized two strategies of the comprehensive

transportation system development in Ningxia Hui

Autonomous Region. One was the opening-up

integration strategy. Another was the internal

linkage strategy. Then, pursued by making the refine

goals.

The goals were divided into short-term and long-

term objectives based on the length of time. The

purpose of these two objectives was to make the

comprehensive transportation system in Ningxia

become more consummate and to facilitate the

interconnection and intercommunication of

transportation networks across the country, thereby

increasing the overall efficiency and reducing the

costs of transportation. Meanwhile, it provides more

kinds of transportation for people to travel in

radiation area. Finally, report shows the safeguards

of strategic planning. Ningxia government only to

comply with and maintain these safeguards are

abilities to provide strong support and guarantees for

the realization of the strategy and objectives, so that

it can be implemented and become a reality in the

future.

ACKONWLEGEMENT

The successful completion of this report is

inseparable from the help of experts and

organizations. First of all, thanks to the help from Dr.

Peng Hu who a researcher of Urban and Rail Transit

Research Center of the Ministry of Transportation.

He provided plenty of useful opinions and

suggestions about the report, which made the report

more perfectible. Then, as the organization area,

thank for the help from the Development and

Reform Commission of the Ningxia Hui

Autonomous Region, though they can receive a lot

of reliable basic information and data on the

development of the current transportation industry in

Ningxia region. Therefore, help in both areas has

improved the accuracy and authenticity of the report,

as well as, reduced the subjective evaluation and

achieved academic values.

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