Kashgar Railway Station

Kashi [Kaxgar]
喀什
China Railway
Location Kashgar, Kashgar, Xinjiang
China
Coordinates 39°29′31″N 76°02′46″E / 39.49194°N 76.04611°E / 39.49194; 76.04611
Line(s) Southern Xinjiang Railway
Kashgar–Hotan Railway
Platforms 1
History
Opened 1999

Kashgar Railway Station (喀什站) is the main railway station of Kashgar, Xinjiang, and the westernmost railway station in China. It is the western terminus for the Southern Xinjiang and Kashgar-Hotan Railways.

The station is located northeast of the city of Kashgar, and is served by regular passenger trains to Urumqi via Turpan. A trip on the faster kind (K-series) takes under 22 hours from Kashgar to Turpan, or just over 24 hours to Urumqi.[1]

History

Opened in 1999.

References

Preceding station   China Railway   Following station
Artux
towards Ürümqi
Southern Xinjiang Railway Terminus
TerminusKashgar–Hotan Railway
Shule
towards Hotan
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