Altay railway station

Altay railway station (Chinese: 阿勒泰站), also known as Aletai railway station, is a railway station in Altay City, Altay Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It was opened as an extension of the Kuytun–Beitun railway on 10 June 2017, ending Altay City's history of no railway services.[1][2]

Altay railway station

阿勒泰站
China Railway
General information
Other namesAletai railway station
LocationAltay City, Altay Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
China
Coordinates47.7176°N 88.0871°E / 47.7176; 88.0871
Operated byChina Railway Ürümqi Group
Line(s)
Platforms3
Tracks5
History
Opened10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Balibagai
towards Kuytun
 Kuytun–Beitun railway Terminus
Terminus Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway Kamusite
towards Zhundong

History

Construction of Altay railway station started in July 2015 as one of the major infrastructure projects of the Altay Prefecture in the twelfth five-year planning of the PRC. The basic structural construction of the station building was completed in July 2016, and after some furnishing work, the station was opened for operation with the departure of the K9772/9773 train to Aksu City on 10 June 2017.[3] Altay station started providing services to Ürümqi and other places in Xinjiang via the Kuytun–Beitun railway.[4] Services to Fuyun began on 6 December 2020 upon the completion of the Altay–Fuyun section of the Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway.[5][6]

Significance

Altay City is rich in mineral resources and has unique tourism resources, and it borders Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. Therefore, Altay railway station is an important transportation hub for the northern passage of the Silk Road Economic Belt. The opening of the railway station shortened the distance between the Altay Prefecture and other places in Xinjiang and is expected to bring more domestic and overseas tourists to visit the famous attractions in Altay.[2] Following the opening, the Altay region constituted a three-dimensional comprehensive transportation system of railways, highways, and aviation, injecting strong impetus into the socio-economic development of the Altay region.[1]

Station layout
Station entrance

The construction of the station building finished in September 2017.[7]

1F
Entrance and platforms
←Towards Fuyun Towards Kuytun→
Station entrance and exit, ticket gates and waiting area, toilets
Side platform, the left door opens
Platform 1 Kuytun–Beitun trains towards Kuytun and Ürümqi→
Main line Trains towards Kuytun and Ürümqi via the Kuytun–Beitun railway→
Main line ←Trains towards Fuyun via the Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway
Platform 2 ←Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong trains towards Fuyun
Island platform
Platform 3 ←Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong trains towards Fuyun
B1/F Subway Subway from station building to platforms 2 and 3

Timetable

This is the timetable for Altay railway station; it provides five passenger services per day.[8][9] Most services terminate at Fuyun or Ürümqi, but there is one long-haul service, K4016, to Zhengzhou via Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway's Ürümqi and Lanzhou.[10] There were formerly services to Aksu and Kashgar when the station was first opened.[3]

Train route designation Destination Departure time
(UTC+8)
Y965/Y968 Fuyun 09:15
K9735/K9738 Fuyun 10:10
K4016 Zhengzhou 11:00
K9736/K9737 Ürümqi 21:00
Y966/Y967 Ürümqi 23:02

See also

References
  1. "新疆阿勒泰市告别不通火车历史 正式融入铁路路网" [Xinjiang Altay city bids farewell to the history of no train services; it formerly enters the railway network]. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. "China's Railway Network Extends to Altay". chinatrainguide. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. "阿勒泰火车站介绍" [Introduction to Altay railway station]. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. "Beitun-Altay Railway gets rolling in Xinjiang". China Daily. 2017-06-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. "阿富准铁路阿勒泰至富蕴段即将开通运营". China Daily. 2020-11-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. He, Yuting (2020-12-07). "The new Altay-Fuyun-Zhundong railway line opened to traffic". Seetao. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  7. "阿勒泰火车站9月将启用" [The station building of Altay station will open in September]. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. "阿勒泰列车时刻表" [Timetable of Altay railway station]. iP306. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. "Departure timetable". China Train Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  10. "从富蕴开往郑州的K4016次列车时刻表" [Timetable of K4016 from Fuyun to Zhengzhou]. iP306. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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