Northern Xinjiang railway

The Northern Xinjiang railway or Beijiang railway () is a railway in Xinjiang, China, between Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, and Alashankou on the border with Kazakhstan. The railway is 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.(Chinese) "北疆铁路公司" 2007-07-18 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. It was partially funded by a government loan from the Soviet Union.

A new double-track line between Ürümqi and Jinghe was built in 2009 to supplement the Northern Xinjiang railway.(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 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.

Branches The Kuytun–Beitun branch and the Jinghe–Yining–Khorgas branch were opened in 2009.

List of stations

Station Chinese Distance (km) Location Ürümqi SouthLanzhou-Xinjiang HSRLanzhou–Xinjiang Railway 乌鲁木齐南 Saybag Ürümqi ÜrümqiLanzhou-Xinjiang HSRLanzhou–Xinjiang Railway 乌鲁木齐 Xinshi Ürümqi WuxiÜrümqi–Dzungaria Railway 乌西 Toutunhe Ürümqi Sanping 三坪 Ürümqi County Ürümqi Changji 昌吉 Changji Changji Prefecture Junhu 军户 Changji Changji Prefecture Xiaotugule 小土古里 Changji Changji Prefecture Hutubi 呼图壁 Hutubi County Changji Prefecture Wugongtai 五工台 Hutubi County Changji Prefecture Dafeng 大丰 Hutubi County Changji Prefecture Letuyi 乐土驿 Manas County Changji Prefecture Baojiadian 包家店 Manas County Changji Prefecture Manas 玛纳斯 Manas County Changji Prefecture Shihezi 石河子 Shihezi XPCC Ulanusu 乌兰乌苏 Shawan County Tacheng Prefecture Songshenggong 宋圣宫 Shawan County Tacheng Prefecture Shawan 沙湾 Shawan County Tacheng Prefecture Anku 安库 Shawan County Tacheng Prefecture Anjihai 安集海 Shawan County Tacheng Prefecture Kaiganqi 开干齐 Kuytun Ili Prefecture Kuytun East 奎屯东 Kuytun Ili Prefecture KuytunKuytun–Beitun Railway 奎屯 Kuytun Ili Prefecture Kuytun West 奎屯西 Kuytun Ili Prefecture Usu 乌苏 Usu Tacheng Prefecture Ganhezi 甘河子 Usu Tacheng Prefecture Sikeshu 四棵树 Usu Tacheng Prefecture Gaoquan 高泉 Usu Tacheng Prefecture Gehe 古河 Usu Tacheng Prefecture Gurtu 古尔图 Usu Tacheng Prefecture Tuotuo 托托 Jinghe County Bortala Prefecture Yilisheng 伊里生 Jinghe County Bortala Prefecture Shaquanzi 沙泉子 Jinghe County Bortala Prefecture JingheJinghe–Yining–Khorgas Railway 精河 Jinghe County Bortala Prefecture Mogutan 蘑菇滩 Jinghe County Bortala Prefecture Aibihu 艾比湖 Jinghe County Bortala Prefecture BoleBozhou railway 博乐 Bole Bortala Prefecture Wulandabusen 乌兰达布森 Bole Bortala Prefecture AlashankouKazakhstan Turkestan–Siberia Railway 阿拉山口 Alashankou Bortala Prefecture

Gallery

See also

Dzungarian Alatau List of railways in China

References