Railway arteries linking Central and West Asia kicked off

时间：2007-04-26 09:19:37

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Chinanews, Urumqi, Apr. 25 – Construction of the three major railway lines in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous1 Region began on Tuesday. It is regarded as an unprecedented2 event in the local railway history. When completed, the three railway lines will form an important part that will link China to Central and West Asia, as well as to Europe.

 

One of the three lines goes from Urumqi to Jinghe; one from Turpan to Korla; and one from Kuytun to Beitun.

 

The Urumqi – Jinghe part starts from the Urumqi station on Lanzhou-Urumqi railway line and goes through Changji, Shihezi, Kuytun, and Usu to Jinghe. The total length of this section will reach 382 kilometers and the total investment involved 2.7 billion yuan.

 

The Turpan – Korla part begins from the Turpan station on Lanzhou-Urumqi railway line and travels through Toksun, Hoxud, and Yanqi to Korla, with a total length of 334 kilometers and a total investment of 8.6 billion yuan.

 

The Kuytun – Beitun part starts from Kuytun Station on Lanzhou-Urumqi railway line and travels northwards through Karamay, Wuqia County, and Fuhai County to Beitun. The length of the newly constructed part will be 458 kilometers and investment for the construction will reach 5.5 billion yuan.

 

The three railway lines will expand and strengthen the existing railway network in the west region and pave the way for the great future economic development in Xinjiang. They will serve as the great transportation arteries3 linking China with Central and West Asia, and Europe. Construction of the three projects will play a significant role in speeding up the railway construction in Xinjiang, promoting the reform and opening-up, and socio-economic development in Xinjiang, said Wang Lequan, Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region when he attended the opening ceremony held in Kuytun.

 

Construction of the three railway projects will have a far-reaching historical and practical significance in balancing the opening both to China's interior regions and other parts of the world. The three railway lines will become a frontier for China to open to the West, said Liu Zhijun, minister of railways.

 
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1 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
2 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
3 arteries 821b60db0d5e4edc87fdf5fc263ba3f5     
n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道
参考例句：
  • Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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