Kashgar Railway Station
Kashi [Kaxgar] Station 喀什站 | |
Location | |
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Province | Xinjiang (See other stations in Xinjiang) |
Prefecture | Kashgar |
City | Kashgar |
Coordinates | 39°29′31″N 76°02′46″E / 39.49194°N 76.04611°E |
History | |
Pinyin Code | Kashi |
Year opened | 1999 |
Station statistics | |
Line(s) | Southern Xinjiang Railway Kashgar–Hotan Railway |
No. of platforms | 1 |
Kashgar Railway Station (喀什站) is the main railway station of Kashgar, Xinjiang, and the westernmost railway station in China. It is the western terminus for the Southern Xinjiang and Kashgar-Hotan Railways.
The station is located northeast of the city of Kashgar, and is served by regular passenger trains to Urumqi via Turpan. A trip on the faster kind (K-series) takes under 22 hours from Kashgar to Turpan, or just over 24 hours to Urumqi.[1]
History
Opened in 1999.
References
Preceding station | China Railways | Following station | ||
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Artux towards Ürümqi | Southern Xinjiang Railway | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Kashgar–Hotan Railway | Shule towards Hotan |
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