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 opened in 1992.[1] It was partially funded by the government loan of the Soviet Union.[2]
| Northern Xinjiang railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | 北疆铁路 |
| Locale | Xinjiang, China |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 38 |
| Service | |
| Type | Railway |
| System | Trans-Eurasian Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 460 km (290 mi) |
A new double-track line between Ürümqi and Jinghe was built in 2009 to supplement the Northern Xinjiang railway.[3] It is sometimes referred to as the Second Ürümqi–Jinghe railway.
The Northern Xinjiang, Kuytun–Beitun, Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong, and Ürümqi–Dzungaria railways form a loop.[citation needed]
Branches
editThe Kuytun–Beitun branch and the Jinghe–Yining–Khorgas branch were opened in 2009.
List of stations
editGallery
edit- The Northern Xinjiang Railway
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Train No. 5801, a double-decker sleeper train, from Ürümqi-Alashankou at the Bole station in April 2006
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The Ürümqi to Alashankou Train (No. 5601/6502)
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Aibihu (Ebi-Nur) station
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Wulandabusen station
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Westernmost point of the Northern Xinjiang railway, with marker showing 2,360 km (1,470 mi) from Lanzhou
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (Chinese) "北疆铁路公司" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine 2007-07-18
- ^ 国家计委外资司贷款二处 (2001). 涉外贷款手册. 中信出版社. ISBN 7-80073-353-X.
- ^ (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