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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''South Xinjiang Railway''' (南疆铁路), with a total length of 1,446.37 km, opened to traffic on the morning of Dec 6, 1999.<br /> <br /> Starting at [[Turpan]] and terminating at [[Kashi]], the railway extends along the ancient [[Silk Road]], passing through the [[Tianshan Range]] and to the north of the world-renowned [[Taklimakan Desert]].<br /> <br /> The 476.49-km Turpan-Korla section had been completed and opened to traffic in 1984, creating southern [[Xinjiang]]'s first railway. The Korla-Kashi section, stretching 969.88 km, began full operation on Dec 9, 1999. With an investment of 6.3 billion yuan (US$ 923 million), construction of this section lasted three years and three months.<br /> [[category:railway]]<br /> [[File:South Xinjiang Railway.jpg|thumb|300px|South Xinjiang Railway]]</div>

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