Hotan–Ruoqiang Railway

E547594

railway infrastructure project railway line

The Hotan–Ruoqiang Railway is a major rail line in China’s Xinjiang region that forms part of the loop around the Taklamakan Desert, enhancing connectivity and economic development in this remote area.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Southern Xinjiang Railway	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway infrastructure project ⓘ railway line ⓘ
connectsCity	Hotan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruoqiang NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsTo	Golmud–Korla Railway via Ruoqiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashgar–Hotan Railway via Hotan NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionDifficulty	desert environment ⓘ shifting sand dunes ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
economicRole	facilitate freight transport ⓘ improve passenger mobility ⓘ support resource development in Xinjiang ⓘ
electrification	non-electrified ⓘ
endPoint	Ruoqiang County NERFINISHED ⓘ
environment	arid desert ⓘ
followsRegion	southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ
formsPartOf	railway loop around the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ
formsRailLoopWith	Golmud–Korla Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashgar–Hotan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Xinjiang railway lines NERFINISHED ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
impact	improves access to markets for local communities ⓘ reduces travel time between southern Xinjiang regions ⓘ supports tourism development around the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ
infrastructureType	heavy rail ⓘ
locatedIn	Tarim Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ
notableFeature	part of a railway loop encircling the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ passes through sparsely populated areas ⓘ
operatorCountry	China NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Xinjiang railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	enhance regional connectivity ⓘ improve transport in remote desert areas ⓘ promote economic development ⓘ
regionServed	Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotan Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Xinjiang ⓘ
startPoint	Hotan NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	part of western China transport corridor ⓘ supports integration of remote regions ⓘ
trackType	single-track railway ⓘ
usedFor	freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hotan → transport → Hotan–Ruoqiang Railway ⓘ

Korla → railwayLine → Hotan–Ruoqiang Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Xinjiang Railway