Lanzhou Jiaotong University, located in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, is a university jointly established by China Railway Corporation, State Railway Administration and Gansu Provincial People's Government. The "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education was selected into universities, the "Model School for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform" of the Ministry of Education supported universities, and the "Central and Western Education Revitalization Plan" of the Ministry of Education built high-level universities and "first-class discipline" universities in Gansu Province.
The historical origin of the school can be traced back to the Shanhaiguan Beiyang Railway Official School established in 1896 and the Beijing Railway Management Institute established in 1909. 1958 In May, the headquarters of Tangshan Railway Institute (now Southwest Jiaotong University) and Beijing Railway Institute (now Beijing Jiaotong University) were established and moved to Lanzhou.
1June 1959 was designated as a key institution of higher learning by the Ministry of Railways, and 196 1 April 1998 was listed as a key institution of higher learning by the Ministry of Railways. In 2000, the system of "co-construction of the central and local governments, with local government management as the mainstay" was implemented. In 2003, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou Railway Institute was renamed Lanzhou Jiaotong University.
As of April 2022, the school has two campuses, covering an area of 1.564 mu, with a building area of 709,700 square meters, and the library has 231.1.8000 books. At present, there are 5 post-doctoral research stations, 6 first-class doctoral programs, 28 first-class master programs, and 15 professional degree authorization categories.