Southern Xinjiang Railway
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The Southern Xinjiang Railway or Nanjiang Railway (南疆铁路) is a railway between Turpan and Kashgar in Xinjiang, China. The railway is 1,446 km in length and runs along the southern slope of the Tian Shan mountain range, connecting all major cities and towns of the northern Tarim Basin, including Turpan, Hejing, Yanqi, Korla, Luntai (Bügür), Kuqa, Toksu (Xinhe), Aksu, Maralbexi (Bachu), Artux and Kashgar.[1][2] The line joins the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway at Turpan and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway in Kashgar. The Turpan-Korla section in the east (475 km) was built from 1974 to 1984.[2] The western section from Korla to Kashgar (1,025 km) was built from 1996 to 1999.[2] From Yanqi to Kashgar, the rail line follows National Highway 314.
Map of the Southern Xinjiang (Nanjiang) Railway from Turpan to Kashgar.
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- Rail transport in Xinjiang
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