Kuytun-Beitun_Railway

Kuytun–Beitun railway

Kuytun–Beitun railway

Railway line in Xinjiang, China

The Kuytun–Beitun railway or Kuibei railway (simplified Chinese: 奎北铁路; traditional Chinese: 奎北鐵路; pinyin: Kuíběi Tiělù) is a single-track railway in Xinjiang, China between Kuytun and Beitun. The railway branches from the Northern Xinjiang railway at Kuytun and heads north across the Junggar Basin to Beitun, near Altay, passing through Karamay, Urho, and Fuhai (Burultoqay). The railway is 468.5 km in length[1] The railway opened to freight traffic on December 29, 2009, and passenger traffic on June 1, 2011.[1][2]

An extension of this railway toward Altay City opened in 2016.[3] From Altay, the route continues as the Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway.

The Karamay–Tacheng railway (under construction as of 2017) branches off the Kuytun–Beitun railway at Baikouquan Station (百口泉站), and runs to Karamay, Emin County and Tacheng. [4]

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References

  1. [1]
    (Chinese) 奎北铁路（奎屯至北屯）正式开通运营(图) 2009-12-30
  2. [2]
    (Chinese) "新疆奎北铁路客运列车正式开通" Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine 2011-06-07
  3. [3]
    阿勒泰区域双子城阿勒泰市和北屯市2016年将通火车 (2013-08-15)
  4. [4]
    克塔铁路站后工程开工建设, 2017-9-28


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