Northern Xinjiang railway

Railway line in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

Northern Xinjiang railway

Ürümqi South station

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 (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 opened in 1992.[1] It was partially funded by a government loan from the Soviet Union.[2]

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

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

## List of stations

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Station  | Chinese  | Distance (km)  | Location

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Ürümqi South
Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR
Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway | 乌鲁木齐南 |  | Saybag | Ürümqi
Ürümqi
Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR
Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway | 乌鲁木齐 |  | Xinshi | Ürümqi
Wuxi
Ürümqi–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
Kuytun
Kuytun–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
Jinghe
Jinghe–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
Bole
Bozhou railway | 博乐 |  | Bole | Bortala Prefecture
Wulandabusen | 乌兰达布森 |  | Bole | Bortala Prefecture
Alashankou
Kazakhstan Turkestan–Siberia Railway | 阿拉山口 |  | Alashankou | Bortala Prefecture

## Gallery

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* 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

* Alashankou station

* Westernmost point of the Northern Xinjiang railway, with marker showing 2,360 km (1,470 mi) from Lanzhou

## See also

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* Railways portal

* Dzungarian Alatau
* List of railways in China

## References

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1. ^ a b (Chinese) "北疆铁路公司" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine 2007-07-18
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ (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