Dunhuang Railway Starts Operation
Photo taken on December 18, 2019 shows people attending the opening ceremony for the Dunhuang-Golmud railway in Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province. A new railway linking Dunhuang City, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, fully opened on Wednesday, according to China Railway. The 671-km route is an important connecting line between the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. It allows trains to run at 120 km per hour, said the company. [Xinhua/Zhang Long]
XINING, December 18 (Xinhua) — A new railway linking Dunhuang City, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, fully opened on Wednesday, according to China Railway.
The 671-km route is an important connecting line between the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. It allows trains to run at 120 km per hour, said the company.
Construction of the newly opened Subei-Mahai section, with a total length of 173 km and six new stations, began in April 2013.
The Dunhuang railway will intersect with existing railways, including the Lanzhou-Qinghai Railway, Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway, to form the first circular railway network in the northwestern region.
The network will shorten the travel distance between Xinjiang and Tibet by 1,100 km and the time by almost 10 hours.
The new railroad is of great importance to the railway network in western China and will play a big role in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, the company said.
Aerial photo taken on December 16, 2019 shows a railway bridge near the Da Qaidam Station along the Dunhuang-Golmud railway in Northwest China's Qinghai Province. A new railway linking Dunhuang City, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, fully opened on Wednesday, according to China Railway. The 671-km route is an important connecting line between the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. It allows trains to run at 120 km per hour, said the company. [Xinhua/Zhang Long]
Aerial photo taken on December 16, 2019 shows the view of a railway bridge near the Da Qaidam Station along the Dunhuang-Golmud railway in Northwest China's Qinghai Province. A new railway linking Dunhuang City, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, fully opened on Wednesday, according to China Railway. The 671-km route is an important connecting line between the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. It allows trains to run at 120 km per hour, said the company. [Xinhua/Zhang Long]
Aerial photo taken on December 15, 2019 shows the tracks of the Dunhuang-Golmud railway near Saishiteng Mountain in Northwest China. A new railway linking Dunhuang City, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, fully opened on Wednesday, according to China Railway. The 671-km route is an important connecting line between the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. It allows trains to run at 120 km per hour, said the company. [Xinhua/Zhang Long]
An engine driver of the China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd. is ready to pull out at the opening ceremony for the Dunhuang-Golmud railway in Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, December 18, 2019. A new railway linking Dunhuang City, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and Golmud City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, fully opened on Wednesday, according to China Railway. The 671-km route is an important connecting line between the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. It allows trains to run at 120 km per hour, said the company. [Xinhua/Zhang Long]
(Source: Xinhua)
