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Ürümqi railway station

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Ürümqi

乌鲁木齐
ئۈرۈمچی
General information
LocationSaybag District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
China
Coordinates43°50′36.8″N 87°31′26.5″E / 43.843556°N 87.524028°E / 43.843556; 87.524028
Operated byChina Railway Ürümqi Group
Line(s)
Other information
Station code42801 (TMIS)
WAR (telegram code)
WLQ (pinyin code)
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)
Previous namesErgong

Ürümqi railway station (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐站; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی بېكىتى) is a railway station and a major transport hub for high-speed and conventional rail in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. The station was a small halt called Ergong before renovation.

It should not be confused with Ürümqi South railway station, which was known by the same name from 1962 until 2014, when the new train station was completed. The newer station, being much larger and grander than Ürümqi South, will assume the role of Ürümqi's primary railway station. However, trains will continue to service both, with some express services skipping through the older station.

Built primarily as the western terminus of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway, for the first time high speed trains now connect the far western province to Eastern Chinese cities, allowing for express trains to reach Beijing in around 18 hours; much less than the 31 hours it previously took. Conventional rail services continue to use the Lanxin railway eastwards and the Northern Xinjiang railway westwards across the rest of the province.

The station was opened and started trial operations on July 1, 2016 with high speed services to Hami.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "新疆规模最大铁路交通枢纽乌鲁木齐站(新客站)试运营". China News Service.
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Ürümqi South
Terminus
Northern Xinjiang railway Ürümqi West
towards Alashankou