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13-788: The line joins the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway at Turpan (connecting to Ürümqi ) and the Kashgar–Hotan railway in Kashgar. It also forms the Taklimakan Desert railway loop, together with sections of the Hotan–Ruoqiang railway , Kashgar–Hotan railway , and Golmud–Korla railway . The Southern Xinjiang railway was built from east to west. The Turpan-Korla section in the east (457 km) was built from 1974 to 1984. The western section from Korla to Kashgar (988 km (614 mi))

26-712: A section of the Trans-Eurasian Railway from Rotterdam to Lianyungang . The line opened in 1992. It was partially funded by the government loan of the Soviet Union. A new double-track line between Ürümqi and Jinghe was built in 2009 to supplement the Northern Xinjiang railway. It is sometimes referred to as the Second Ürümqi–Jinghe railway . The Northern Xinjiang, Kuytun–Beitun , Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong , and Ürümqi–Dzungaria railways form

39-543: Is 22.467 km (14.0 mi) in length and one of the longest railway tunnels in China . On 1 January 2021, a branch from south of Kalpin to Tumxuk was opened to passenger service. It is 31 kilometres (19 mi) long and has a design speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Lanzhou%E2%80%93Xinjiang railway The Lanzhou−Xinjiang railway or Lanxin railway ( simplified Chinese : 兰新铁路 ; traditional Chinese : 蘭新鐵路 ; pinyin : Lánxīn Tiělù ),

52-592: 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 . The line extends the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway west from Ürümqi to the Turkestan–Siberia railway on the Kazakh border and forms

65-399: Is connected to Kazakhstan's Dostyk station. The railway also has a southern branch, which splits off the main line near Turpan (east of Ürümqi), and runs west to Kashgar at the westernmost tip of the country. It was completed in 1999. Xinjiang coal is one of the main types of freight shipped along the railway. In 2010, the railway is expected to ship 30 million tons of it, and by 2012,

78-655: Is the longest railway in Northwestern China . It runs 1904 kilometres (1,183 miles) from Lanzhou , Gansu , through the Hexi Corridor , to Ürümqi , in Xinjiang . It was Xinjiang's only rail link with the rest of China until the opening of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway in December 2014. The railway follows the path of the ancient Silk Road . The Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway, often abbreviated as

91-711: The 20 km Wushaoling Tunnel in 2006, the railway from Lanzhou to Ürümqi is all double-tracked. The Lanxin railway's eastern terminus is Lanzhou railway station . Lanzhou is a railway junction city in eastern Gansu Province, where the Lanzhou–Qinghai , Baotou–Lanzhou and Longhai Railways converge. From Lanzhou, the line heads west, across the Yellow River , into the Hexi Corridor , where it passes through Gansu cities Wuwei , Jinchang , Zhangye , Jiuquan and Jiayuguan , en route to Xinjiang. Once in Xinjiang,

104-735: The Lanxin line, is the longest railway built by the People's Republic of China. It was built by the China Railway Engineering Corporation . Construction of the initial stage (to Ürümqi) started in 1952, completed in 1962 and opened in 1966. The extension to the Kazakhstan border was built in the late 1980s, linkup with the Kazakhstan Railroads achieved on September 12, 1990. After the completion of

117-467: The amount is anticipated to rise to 50 million tons. A new high-speed passenger rail line from Lanzhou to Xinjiang opened in December 2014. The line is mostly parallel to the existing Lanxin railway, with the exception of also serving Xining , Qinghai rather than staying entirely within Gansu province on the way to Xinjiang. The estimated cost was 143.5 billion yuan . Since the completion of this route,

130-435: The older Lanxin railway is used mostly for freight. There is also a planned railway connecting Golmud and Korla, to be an alternative railway corridor to Xinjiang. Northern Xinjiang railway 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

143-1207: The railway passes through Hami , Shanshan , Turpan and Dabancheng , before reaching Ürümqi in central Xinjiang. The Lanxin railway is sometimes categorized to include the Northern Xinjiang railway , which continues west from Ürümqi to Alashankou , on the Kazakhstan border. The distance from Alashankou to Lanzhou is 2360 km. Beyond Alashankou, the railway links up with the Turkestan–Siberia railway of Central Asia and eventually reaches Rotterdam . 陈官营 - 西固城 - 坡底下 - 河口南 Lanzhou–Qinghai railway 大路 - 新屯川 - 华家山 - 龙泉寺 - 马家坪 永登 - 中堡 - 屯沟湾 - 富强堡 - 天祝 石门河 - 安家河 - 打柴沟 - 深沟 - 岔西滩 金强河 - 乌鞘岭 - 青河 - 安远镇 - 沙沟台 龙沟 - 柳家台 - 十八里堡 - 古浪 - 小桥堡 双塔 - 黄羊镇 - 头坝河 北河 - 槐安 - 截河坝 - 青山堡 - 宗家庄 东大山 - 玉石 - 芨岭 - 尖山 - 大青田口 马莲井 - 东明 - 山丹 - 东乐 - 西屯 - 太平堡 乌江堡 - 平原堡 - 临泽 - 新华庄 - 高台 梧桐泉 - 许三湾 - 屯升 丰乐滩 - 上河清 - 金佛寺 - 红山堡 Jiuquan–Ejin railway 大草滩 - 黑山湖 - 玉门 - 新民堡 - 鄯马河 腰泉子 - 五华山 玉门镇 - 军垦 疏勒河 - 河东 - 桥湾 - 柳沟 Dunhuang Railway - 安北 金泉 - 石板墩 - 峡东 - 峡口 The railway's northern branch extends 477 kilometres from Ürümqi to Alataw Pass (its westernmost point), where China's Alashankou railway station

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156-495: The second Turpan–Korla railway, is 334 km (208 mi) in length. The line makes use of extensive tunneling to shorten the distance between the two cities by 123 km (76 mi). The maximum elevation along route is lowered from 2,980 m (9,777 ft) to 1,490 m (4,888 ft), and the steepest incline is reduced from 22.7‰ to 13‰. The longest tunnel along route, the Middle Tianshan Tunnel,

169-574: Was built from 1996 to 1999. From Yanqi to Kashgar, the line follows National Highway 314 . The Kashgar–Hotan railway , originally referred to as Phase III of the Southern Xinjiang railway, opened in 2010. From 2008 to 2013, the Korla to Aksu section, 526.9 km (327 mi) in length, was double-tracked. In December 2014, a second double-track electrified line between Turpan and Korla opened to commercial operation. This new line, called

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