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Coordinates: 47°43′03″N 88°05′14″E / 47.71750°N 88.08722°E / 47.71750; 88.08722
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Altay railway station

阿勒泰站
China Railway
General information
Other namesAletai railway station
LocationAltay City, Altay Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
China
Coordinates47°43′03″N 88°05′14″E / 47.71750°N 88.08722°E / 47.71750; 88.08722
Operated byChina Railway Ürümqi Group
Line(s)
Platforms3
Tracks5
History
Opened10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Balibagai
towards Kuytun
 Kuytun–Beitun railway Terminus
Terminus Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway Kamusite
towards Zhundong

Altay railway station (Chinese: 阿勒泰站; pinyin: Ālēitài Zhàn), also known as Aletai railway station, is a railway station in Altay City, Altay Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It was opened as an extension of the Kuytun–Beitun railway on 10 June 2017, ending Altay City's history of no railway services.[1][2]

History

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Construction of Altay railway station started in July 2015, as one of the major infrastructure projects of the Altay Prefecture in the twelfth five-year plan of the PRC. The basic structural construction of the station building was completed in July 2016, and after some furnishing work, the station was opened for operation with the departure of the K9772/9773 train to Aksu City on 10 June 2017.[3] Altay station started providing services to Ürümqi and other places in Xinjiang via the Kuytun–Beitun railway.[4] Services to Fuyun began on 6 December 2020 upon the completion of the Altay–Fuyun section of the Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway.[5][6]

Significance

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Station entrance

Altay City is rich in mineral resources, has unique tourism resources, and borders Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. Therefore, Altay railway station is an important transportation hub for the northern passage of the Silk Road Economic Belt. The opening of the railway station shortened the distance between the Altay Prefecture and other places in Xinjiang and is expected to bring more domestic and overseas tourists to visit the attractions in Altay.[2]

Timetable

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The station is served by five passenger trains per day.[7][8] Most services terminate at Fuyun or Ürümqi, but there is one long-haul service, K4016, to Zhengzhou via Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway's Ürümqi and Lanzhou.[9] There were formerly services to Aksu and Kashgar when the station was first opened.[3]

Train route designation Destination Departure time
(UTC+8)
Y965/Y968 Fuyun 09:15
K9735/K9738 Fuyun 10:10
K4016 Zhengzhou 11:00
K9736/K9737 Ürümqi 21:00
Y966/Y967 Ürümqi 23:02

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "新疆阿勒泰市告别不通火车历史 正式融入铁路路网" [Xinjiang Altay city bids farewell to the history of no train services; it formerly enters the railway network]. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "China's Railway Network Extends to Altay". chinatrainguide. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ a b "阿勒泰火车站介绍" [Introduction to Altay railway station]. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ "Beitun-Altay Railway gets rolling in Xinjiang". China Daily. 2017-06-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. ^ "阿富准铁路阿勒泰至富蕴段即将开通运营". China Daily. 2020-11-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. ^ He, Yuting (2020-12-07). "The new Altay-Fuyun-Zhundong railway line opened to traffic". Seetao. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  7. ^ "阿勒泰列车时刻表" [Timetable of Altay railway station]. iP306. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. ^ "Departure timetable". China Train Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. ^ "从富蕴开往郑州的K4016次列车时刻表" [Timetable of K4016 from Fuyun to Zhengzhou]. iP306. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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