Karamay–Tacheng railway
The Karamay–Tacheng railway (Chinese: 克塔铁路; pinyin: Kè-Tǎ tiělù) is a branch railway in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The 270 km long line starts at Baikouquan Station (百口泉站) on the Kuytun–Beitun railway in Karamay City, and runs to the northwest, passing through the northeastern part of Toli County and Emin County, and terminating in Tacheng City, near the border with Kazakhstan.[1] The line opened on 30 May 2019.[2] According to Chinanews, 3 daily train services will be available, and a train trip to Ürümqi will take 9–10 hours at as little as 90 RMB.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ 克塔铁路站后工程开工建设, 2017-9-28
- ^ "穿越"魔鬼风区"的克塔铁路通车 新疆实现所有地州首府通火车" [Through the "devil wind zone" of the Keta Railway opened to Xinjiang to achieve all the state capitals through the train]. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ 中新社_新疆分社_新疆新闻网 (2019-05-24). "全长271公里克拉玛依至塔城铁路即将开通运营". www.xj.chinanews.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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