Dunhuang railway station (Chinese: 敦煌站; pinyin: Dūnhuáng zhàn) is 4.5 kilometers from the downtown area of Dunhuang, between the existing national highway and the Dunhuang railway on the north side. It faces the road leading to Mogao Grottoes in the south. The station is under the jurisdiction of China Railway Lanzhou Group.
Dunhuang 敦煌 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu China |
| Coordinates | 40°10′4″N 94°47′0.5″E / 40.16778°N 94.783472°E |
| Owned by | China Railway Lanzhou Group |
| Operated by | China Railway Lanzhou Group |
| Line(s) | Dunhuang railway Dunhuang–Golmud railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 42104[1] |
The station was built in 2006 and designed to reflect the architecture of desert caravanserai - the towers, the inclined walls and large roofs of the city walls as well as its Han and Tang Dynasty frescoes.[2] The station has a built area of 10,865 square meters, with two platforms to accommodate China Railways's high-speed trains, eight arrival and departure gates, and a capacity for 8,000 passengers.[3][4]
In December 2019, a new 671 km Dunhuang–Golmud railway was completed, providing a new connection between the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Tibet.[5]
Passenger train destinations
editCurrently, six passenger trains are handled daily. The destinations are as follows:
| Railway bureau | Train number | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| K43 | Beijing | |
| K369 | Xi'an | |
| K9699、7537 | Jiayuguan | |
| Y673（not daily） | Tianshui | |
| K9669、Y669 | Lanzhou | |
| Y677（not daily） | Yinchuan |
References
edit- ^ 中华人民共和国铁路车站代码（GB/T 10302-2010） [People's Republic of China Railway Station Codes]. China Standard Press. 2010. p. 9. ISBN 155066140495.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ "敦煌站站房工程获甘肃科技成-搜狐新闻" [The station building project of Dunhuang Station won the Gansu Technology Award]. news.sohu.com. February 25, 2008.
- ^ "敦煌站正式开通运营喜迎八方旅客" [Dunhuang Station is officially opened to welcome passengers from all directions.]. www.railcn.net. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Bullet trains to link oasis city Dunhuang with capital city Lanzhou". China Daily. September 18, 2018.
- ^ Santirad, Mereen (December 19, 2019). "China's northwest on track with new rail line". South China Morning Post.
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