Ürümqi-Dzungaria Railway
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The Ürümqi-Dzungaria Railway or Wuzhun Railway (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). The railway is 264 km in length and runs east from Ürümqi to Jiangjunmiao. The line opened in 2009 and was built primarily to carry coal.
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
, China
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between Ürümqi
Ürümqi
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, the regional capital of Xinjiang and the coal fields of the eastern Junggar Basin (Dzungaria). The railway is 264 km in length and runs east from Ürümqi to Jiangjunmiao. The line opened in 2009 and was built primarily to carry coal.