By Aldark On June 16, the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the last section of a 2,712-km rail loop line around China’s largest desert, the Taklimakan, opened to traffic. The newly-opened railway, which links Hotan city, Hotan prefecture and Ruoqiang county, Bayingolin Mongolian autonomous prefecture of…
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With the very first train roaring northeastward from Hotan, northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Hotan-Ruoqiang railway was formally put into operation Thursday. It also marks the inauguration of the world s first desert rail loop line.
The 2,712-km loop, encircling the Taklimakan, China s largest desert, and linking major cities including Aksu, Kashgar, Hotan and Korla along its route, is expected to put the development of Xinjiang, especially its southern part, on a faster track.