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Southern Xinjiang railway

The Southern Xinjiang railway or Nanjiang railway, is a railway between Turpan and Kashgar in Xinjiang, China. The railway is 1,446 km (899 mi) 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.

History
The Southern Xinjiang railway was built from east to west. The Turpan-Korla section in the east (457 km) was built from 1974 to 1984. In December 2014, a second double-track electrified line between Turpan and Korla opened to commercial operation. This new line, called the second Turpan–Korla railway, is in length. == Station list ==
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File:China Railways passenger train K169 on Southern Xinjiang railway 20120803.jpg|Train No.K169 running on the railway File:巡道工出品 photo by Xundaogong—— - panoramio.jpg|Through the Tian Shan in Hejing County File:Photo by Xundaogong 巡道工出品 - panoramio.jpg|Train running between mountains in Toksun County, Turpan File:Train to Kashgar.jpg|Hejing County section in winter File:Kashgar station, Kashgar-city, Xinjiang, China.jpg|Kashgar Station ==See also==
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