New railway operational in China's Xinjiang

Source: Xinhua| 2020-12-06 12:40:57|Editor: huaxia

URUMQI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Altay-Fuyun section of the Afuzhun (Altay-Fuyun-Zhundong) railway line in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region began operations Sunday.

Both passenger and cargo trains will ply on the newly unveiled 148-km-long railway line, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. The Fuyun-Zhundong section became operational in late 2019.

Spanning 419 km, the Afuzhun railway is connected with another railway, and together they form part of a circular railway network in the northern part of Xinjiang. Enditem

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