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Source Title: Gekko-Kuya Railway Opens Land Transportation and Adds Large Canals
Connect the provinces and regions of the continent and Europe and Asia to effectively increase rail capacity
As the third main railway channel to and from Xinjiang after the Lan-Xin railway and the Linhe-Hami railway, the southern end of the Gekku railway connects with the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Golmud, the central part is in Ruoqiang, where it is being built the Hetian-Ruoqiang railway, and the far north is in Korla. Connected with the southern Xinjiang railway, it is a key core project to improve the structure of the railway network in western China.
In addition to effectively increasing the capacity of the Xinjiang Railway, the opening of the Ge-Ku Railway to the east has enabled the direct connection of the southern Xinjiang region with the provinces and hinterland regions, and no longer bypasses Urumqi and others. northern places. It further connects China’s land transportation channels with Europe and western Asia to the west.
Tang Qingshan, Party Committee Secretary of the Korla Railway Construction Headquarters of China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd .:After the completion of the Ge-Ku Railway, a network structure of one main and two auxiliary lines was formed with Lan-Xin as the main line and the Harbin-Lin line and Ge-Ku line as a complement. It must be said that the pressure on our Lan-Xin line has been reduced while it is getting shorter. The railway logistics distance in southern Xinjiang will play a supporting role for our “One Belt, One Road”, especially the central area of the Xinjiang Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt, and to continue to build large land routes to Central Asia and Western Asia and the Mediterranean.
The opening of the Ge-Ku Railway to traffic will effectively increase the railway capacity in southern Xinjiang, greatly facilitate people’s travel along the line, promote the development of resources along the line, and promote the economic and social development of Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces, will strengthen the unity of ethnic regions and consolidate national defense security. It is of great importance to promote the development of the western region to form a new pattern and serve the construction of the “Belt and Road”.
Fu Zhongmin, Deputy Director of Ruoqiang Guoshu Agricultural Co., Ltd. of Xinjiang Fruit Industry Group:(Geku) After the railway was opened, it not only increased our transportation channels, but also met the diversified requirements of our customers. When trading in bulk, you can mine hundreds of tons at a time. We have more bulk customers, and the purchase quantity is the purchase quantity. If you need to increase, the fruit growers will sell their agricultural products better and their income will be higher.
Furthermore, on the 10th, the Gekku Railway freight train was also officially opened. An oil-laden freight car headed from Korla to the Golmud destination. Compared to road transport, the cost of Gekku Railway’s freight train has been significantly reduced.
Overcome the large difference in altitude to create a green “skyway”
The Ge-Ku railway line passes through oasis, desert, Gobi, plateau and other landforms. The highest unevenness exceeds 2,500 meters, which is equivalent to 800 stories high. It is one of the steepest railways in China.
Since the railway runs through the Tarim River, Lake Taitma and other nature reserves, 140 wildlife migration channels were specially installed during the design and construction of the line. Measures such as tunnels and bridges were also used to minimize the railroad. Impact on the growth and environment of life of wild animals and plants.
