Altay railway station
Altay railway station 阿勒泰站  | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Aletai railway station | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Altay City, Altay Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang China | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°43′03″N 88°05′14″E / 47.71750°N 88.08722°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | China Railway Ürümqi Group | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Altay railway station (
History
Construction of Altay railway station started in July 2015, as one of the major infrastructure projects of the Altay Prefecture in the twelfth five-year plan of the PRC. The basic structural construction of the station building was completed in July 2016, and after some furnishing work, the station was opened for operation with the departure of the K9772/9773 train to Aksu City on 10 June 2017.[3] Altay station started providing services to Ürümqi and other places in Xinjiang via the Kuytun–Beitun railway.[4] Services to Fuyun began on 6 December 2020 upon the completion of the Altay–Fuyun section of the Altay–Fuyun–Zhundong railway.[5][6]
Significance
Altay City is rich in mineral resources, has unique tourism resources, and borders Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. Therefore, Altay railway station is an important transportation hub for the northern passage of the Silk Road Economic Belt. The opening of the railway station shortened the distance between the Altay Prefecture and other places in Xinjiang and is expected to bring more domestic and overseas tourists to visit the attractions in Altay.[2]
Timetable
The station is served by five passenger trains per day.[7][8] Most services terminate at Fuyun or Ürümqi, but there is one long-haul service, K4016, to Zhengzhou via Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway's Ürümqi and Lanzhou.[9] There were formerly services to Aksu and Kashgar when the station was first opened.[3]
| Train route designation | Destination | Departure time ( UTC+8 )
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| Y965/Y968 | Fuyun | 09:15 |
| K9735/K9738 | Fuyun | 10:10 |
| K4016 | Zhengzhou | 11:00 |
| K9736/K9737 | Ürümqi | 21:00 |
| Y966/Y967 | Ürümqi | 23:02 |
See also
- Aletai Xuedu Airport
References
- ^ "新疆阿勒泰市告别不通火车历史 正式融入铁路路网" [Xinjiang Altay city bids farewell to the history of no train services; it formerly enters the railway network]. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ a b "China's Railway Network Extends to Altay". chinatrainguide. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ a b "阿勒泰火车站介绍" [Introduction to Altay railway station]. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Beitun-Altay Railway gets rolling in Xinjiang". China Daily. 2017-06-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "阿富准铁路阿勒泰至富蕴段即将开通运营". China Daily. 2020-11-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ He, Yuting (2020-12-07). "The new Altay-Fuyun-Zhundong railway line opened to traffic". Seetao. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "阿勒泰列车时刻表" [Timetable of Altay railway station]. iP306. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Departure timetable". China Train Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "从富蕴开往郑州的K4016次列车时刻表" [Timetable of K4016 from Fuyun to Zhengzhou]. iP306. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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