Altay railway station (Chinese:
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Other names | Aletai railway station | |||||||||||||||
Location | Altay City, Altay Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang China | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°43′03″N 88°05′14″E / 47.71750°N 88.08722°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | China Railway Ürümqi Group | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 10 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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History
editConstruction of Altay railway station started in July 2015, as one of the major infrastructure projects of the Altay Prefecture in the twelfth five-year plan 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
editAltay City is rich in mineral resources, has unique tourism resources, and 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 attractions in Altay.[2]
Timetable
editThe station is served by five passenger trains per day.[7][8] 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.[9] There were formerly services to Aksu and Kashgar when the station was first opened.[3]
Train route designation | Destination | Departure time (UTC+8) |
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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
editReferences
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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]. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-02. - ^ a b "China's Railway Network Extends to Altay". chinatrainguide. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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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. - ^ "Beitun-Altay Railway gets rolling in Xinjiang". China Daily. 2017-06-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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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. - ^ 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.
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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. - ^ "Departure timetable". China Train Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "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.