Northern Xinjiang railway
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Overview | |
Native name | 北疆铁路 |
Locale | Xinjiang, China |
Termini | Ürümqi Alashankou |
Stations | 38 |
Service | |
Type | Railway |
System | Trans-Eurasian Railway |
History | |
Opened | 1992 |
Technical | |
Line length | 460 km (290 mi) |
The Northern Xinjiang railway or Beijiang railway (Chinese: 北疆铁路) is a railway in Xinjiang, China, between Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, and Alashankou on the border with Kazakhstan. The railway is 460 km (290 mi) in length and runs along the northern slope of the Tian Shan mountain range, connecting all major cities and towns of the southern Junggar Basin, including Changji, Hutubi, Manas, Shihezi, Kuytun, Wusu, Bortala (Bole), Jinghe and Alashankou.[1] The line extends the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway west from Ürümqi to the Turkestan–Siberia railway on the Kazakh border and forms a section of the Trans-Eurasian Railway from Rotterdam to Lianyungang. The line was opened in 1992.[1]
A new double-track line between Ürümqi and Jinghe was built in 2009 to supplement the Northern Xinjiang railway.[2]
The Northern Xinjiang, Kuytun–Beitun, Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong, and Ürümqi–Dzungaria railways form a loop.
Branches[]
The Kuytun–Beitun branch and the Jinghe–Yining–Khorgas branch were opened in 2009.
List of stations[]
- Second Ürümqi–Jinghe railway runs parallel to Northern Xinjiang railway (from Ürümqi to )
Gallery[]
- The Northern Xinjiang Railway
Train No. 5801, a double-decker sleeper train, from Ürümqi-Alashankou at the Bole station in April 2006
The Ürümqi to Alashankou Train (No. 5601/6502)
Aibihu (Ebi-Nur) station
Wulandabusen station
Westernmost point of the Northern Xinjiang railway, with marker showing 2,360km from Lanzhou
See also[]
- Dzungarian Alatau
- List of railways in China
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b (Chinese) "北疆铁路公司" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine 2007-07-18
- ^ (Chinese) "新疆精伊霍、乌精二线、奎北、乌准4条铁路新线开通运营" 2009-11-06
- Railway lines in China
- Rail transport in Xinjiang
- Railway lines opened in 1992