Ecology restoration and sand control have been a priority during the construction of the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway, which started operation on Thursday, completing the world’s first desert railway loop line in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
A railroad in northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will begin operation on Thursday, completing a 2,712-km railway line looping around China s largest desert, the Taklamakan.
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The Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region will commence operation on Thursday, marking the establishment of the world’s first desert railway loop line, a 2,712-kilometer-long route that encircles Taklimakan Desert.