Southern Xinjiang Railway

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The Southern Xinjiang Railway is a major rail line in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region that connects key cities across the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, supporting regional transport and economic development.

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Label Occurrences
Southern Xinjiang Railway canonical 1
Southern Xinjiang railway 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
adjacentTo Taklamakan Desert NERFINISHED
connectsCity Aksu NERFINISHED
Artux NERFINISHED
Kashgar NERFINISHED
Korla NERFINISHED
Kuqa NERFINISHED
Turpan NERFINISHED
connectsTo Kashgar–Hotan Railway NERFINISHED
Lanxin Railway NERFINISHED
Northern Xinjiang Railway via network
constructionPurpose improve connectivity in southern Xinjiang
support development of border regions
country China
electrification partially electrified
follows southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert
gauge standard gauge
hasEndPoint Kashgar NERFINISHED
hasStartPoint Turpan NERFINISHED
infrastructureType heavy rail
locatedIn China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Tarim Basin economic zone NERFINISHED
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
operatedBy China Railway Urumqi Group NERFINISHED
ownedBy China Railway NERFINISHED
partOf railway network of China
passesNear Aksu NERFINISHED
Artux NERFINISHED
Korla NERFINISHED
Kuqa NERFINISHED
primaryFunction freight transport
passenger transport
role key transport corridor in Xinjiang
strategicImportance supports development along the southern rim of the Taklamakan Desert
supports integration of Xinjiang with national economy
supports agricultural product transport
industrial product transport
regional economic development
resource transport
traversesRegion Tarim Basin NERFINISHED
southern Xinjiang
usedFor bulk freight transport
container freight transport
long-distance passenger services
regional passenger services

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Kuqa transport Southern Xinjiang Railway
Aksu transport Southern Xinjiang Railway
this entity surface form: Southern Xinjiang railway