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Railway line in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ürümqi-Dzungaria railway or Wuzhun railway (Chinese: 乌准铁路) is a single-track railway line in Xinjiang, China, between Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, and the coal fields of the eastern Junggar Basin (Dzungaria).[1] The railway is 264 km (164 mi) in length and runs east from Ürümqi to Wucaiwan (Chinese: 五彩湾, in Jimsar County) to Jiangjunmiao (Chinese: 将军庙), in the northern part of Qitai County. The line opened in 2009 and was built primarily to carry coal.[1]
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At its northern end, the line meets the Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway.
On 12 July 2019, a passenger service was introduced between Ürümqi railway station, Weijiaquan, and Zhundong.[2]
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