Khorgas

Khorgas (simplified Chinese: 霍尔果斯; traditional Chinese: 霍爾果斯; pinyin: Huò'ěrguǒsī, Uyghur: قورعاس‎, Qorğas), also known as Huoerguosi, Huocheng, Khorgos, Chorgos and Gorgos, is a Chinese town near the border with Kazakhstan. It is located in Huocheng County in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The town on the Kazakh side of the border is also known as Khorgas (Kazakh: Қорғас, Qorğas, Russian: Хоргос, Khorgos).

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Transportation

The Jinghe-Yining-Khorgas Railway was completed in late 2009 now provides train service from Ürümqi and Ghulja (Yining) to Khorgos.[1] Passenger service from Ürümqi (started on July 1, 2010), however, only operates to Ghulja, and not all the way to Khorgos.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Xingjiang’s first electrified railway rails laid 2009-09-17
  2. ^ Tickets of train from Urumqi to Yining put on sale (2010-06-22)
  3. ^ Xinjiang's first electrified railway passenger train (2010-07-07)

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