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Railway arteries linking Central and West Asia kicked off

www.chinanews.cn 2007-04-25 17:38:31

Chinanews, Urumqi, Apr. 25 �C Construction of the three major railway
lines in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region began on Tuesday. It is
regarded as an unprecedented event in the local railway history. When
completed, the three railway lines will form an important part that will
link China to Central and West Asia, as well as to Europe.
One of the three lines goes from Urumqi to Jinghe; one from Turpan to
Korla; and one from Kuytun to Beitun.
The Urumqi �C Jinghe part starts from the Urumqi station on
Lanzhou-Urumqi railway line and goes through Changji, Shihezi, Kuytun,
and Usu to Jinghe. The total length of this section will reach 382
kilometers and the total investment involved 2.7 billion yuan.
The Turpan �C Korla part begins from the Turpan station on Lanzhou-Urumqi
railway line and travels through Toksun, Hoxud, and Yanqi to Korla, with
a total length of 334 kilometers and a total investment of 8.6 billion
yuan.
The Kuytun �C Beitun part starts from Kuytun Station on Lanzhou-Urumqi
railway line and travels northwards through Karamay, Wuqia County, and
Fuhai County to Beitun. The length of the newly constructed part will be
458 kilometers and investment for the construction will reach 5.5 billion
yuan.
The three railway lines will expand and strengthen the existing railway
network in the west region and pave the way for the great future economic
development in Xinjiang. They will serve as the great transportation
arteries linking China with Central and West Asia, and Europe.
Construction of the three projects will play a significant role in
speeding up the railway construction in Xinjiang, promoting the reform
and opening-up, and socio-economic development in Xinjiang, said Wang
Lequan, Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region when he
attended the opening ceremony held in Kuytun.
Construction of the three railway projects will have a far-reaching
historical and practical significance in balancing the opening both to
China's interior regions and other parts of the world. The three railway
lines will become a frontier for China to open to the West, said Liu
Zhijun, minister of railways.

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