Dunhuang railway

The Dunhuang railway (simplified Chinese: 敦煌铁路; traditional Chinese: 敦煌鐵路; pinyin: Dūnhuáng Tiělù) is a branch of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway in Gansu Province, China. It runs 169 kilometres (105 mi) from Liugou railway station in Guazhou County, on the main line, to the terminus at Dunhuang railway station. Construction, at a cost of 640 million yuan, started on 7 September 2004. The first service to Dunhuang ran on 3 March 2006.[1][2]

The Dunhuang Railway north of Shuangta railway station in 2023

Station list

Station Chinese Distance (km) Location Coordinates
Liugou柳沟0Guazhou CountyJiuquan, Gansu40°40′44″N 96°26′16″E
Xiaowan小宛Guazhou County
Guazhou瓜州Guazhou County40°34′04″N 95°46′25″E
Tianshuijing甜水井Dunhuang
Dunhuang敦煌169Dunhuang40°10′07″N 94°47′00″E

See also

References

  1. 敦煌鉄道が全線開通、全長169キロ 甘粛省で唯一の観光専用 [Opening of the Dunhuang Railway, length is 169 kilometers. It is the only sightseeing-only railway in Gansu Province] (in Japanese). Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. 敦煌铁路正式全线开通 结束敦煌没有铁路的历史 [Official opening of the Dunhuang Railway] (in Chinese). Government of China. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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