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 is 460 km 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]

Northern Xinjiang railway
Overview
Native name北疆铁路
TypeRailway
SystemTrans-Eurasian Railway
LocaleXinjiang, China
TerminiÜrümqi
Alashankou
Stations38
Operation
Opened1992 (1992)
Technical
Line length460 km (290 mi)

A new double-track line between Ürümqi and Jinghe was built in 2009 to supplement the Northern Xinjiang railway.[2]

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 Jinghe)
Station Chinese Distance (km) Location
Ürümqi South
Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR
Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway		乌鲁木齐南SaybagÜrümqi
Ürümqi
Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR
Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway		乌鲁木齐XinshiÜrümqi
Wuxi
Ürümqi–Dzungaria Railway		乌西ToutunheÜrümqi
Sanping三坪Ürümqi CountyÜrümqi
Changji昌吉ChangjiChangji Prefecture
Junhu军户ChangjiChangji Prefecture
Xiaotugule小土古里ChangjiChangji Prefecture
Hutubi呼图壁Hutubi CountyChangji Prefecture
Wugongtai五工台Hutubi CountyChangji Prefecture
Dafeng大丰Hutubi CountyChangji Prefecture
Letuyi乐土驿Manas CountyChangji Prefecture
Baojiadian包家店Manas CountyChangji Prefecture
Manas玛纳斯Manas CountyChangji Prefecture
Shihezi石河子ShiheziXPCC
Ulanusu乌兰乌苏Shawan CountyTacheng Prefecture
Songshenggong宋圣宫Shawan CountyTacheng Prefecture
Shawan沙湾Shawan CountyTacheng Prefecture
Anku安库Shawan CountyTacheng Prefecture
Anjihai安集海Shawan CountyTacheng Prefecture
Kaiganqi开干齐KuytunIli Prefecture
Kuytun East奎屯东KuytunIli Prefecture
Kuytun
Kuytun–Beitun Railway		奎屯KuytunIli Prefecture
Kuytun West奎屯西KuytunIli Prefecture
Usu乌苏UsuTacheng Prefecture
Ganhezi甘河子UsuTacheng Prefecture
Sikeshu四棵树UsuTacheng Prefecture
Gaoquan高泉UsuTacheng Prefecture
Gehe古河UsuTacheng Prefecture
Gurtu古尔图UsuTacheng Prefecture
Tuotuo托托Jinghe CountyBortala Prefecture
Yilisheng伊里生Jinghe CountyBortala Prefecture
Shaquanzi沙泉子Jinghe CountyBortala Prefecture
Jinghe
Jinghe–Yining–Khorgas Railway		精河Jinghe CountyBortala Prefecture
Mogutan蘑菇滩Jinghe CountyBortala Prefecture
Aibihu艾比湖Jinghe CountyBortala Prefecture
Bole博乐BoleBortala Prefecture
Wulandabusen乌兰达布森BoleBortala Prefecture
Alashankou
Kazakhstan Turkestan–Siberia Railway		阿拉山口AlashankouBortala Prefecture
  • The Northern Xinjiang Railway
  • Train No. 5801, a double-decker sleeper train, from Urumqi-Alashankou at the Bole station in April 2006
  • The Ürümqi to Alashankou Train (No. 5601/6502)
  • Aibihu (Ebi-Nur) station
  • Wulandabusen station
  • Alashankou station
  • Westernmost point of the Northern Xinjiang railway, with marker showing 2,360km from Lanzhou
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See also

References
  1. (Chinese) "北疆铁路公司" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine 2007-07-18
  2. (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
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