Alashankou railway station

Alashankou railway station

Alashankou railway station (zh-tsp|t=阿拉山口站|s=阿拉山口站|p=Ālāshānkǒu zhàn) is a railway station in Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Located in the Alataw Pass, at the 2358.376 km point of Lanxin railway, it is the last station on the north Xinjiang branch of the Lanxin railway before entering Kazakhstan. It is the only railway port of entry in western China.


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