Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Trans-Continental Railway 跨大陆铁路

A new section of railway in Central Asia that will complete a southern branch of the second trans-continental railway and it will link northwest China and southern European countries may be kicked off in the near future. It is expected to spur trade links between China, the Middle East and southern Europe.

Starting from Turpan and running through Andizhan in Uzbekistan, the railway, when the new section from Kashi to Andizhan is completed, will skirt the Caspian and black seas, to end on the Atlantic coast of southern France. The railway will become the south branch of the Second Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, a railway more than 10,000 kilometer long, that links China’s coastal regions with Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The railway will greatly tighten the economic ties between China, Central Asia, the Middle East and southern Europe.

The eastern part of the railway from Turpan to Kashi in Xingjiang and the western section from Andizhan to the shores of the Atlantic are already in existence. The remaining 500-kilometer section linking Kashi with Andizhan has to be built in the future. The railway will be a welcome complement to the Second Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, as it will bring much-needed cargo transportation capabilities to the area.

The Second Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, which went into operation in 1990, links 10 provinces and autonomous regions in China with countries in Central Asia and western Europe.

The planned railway is one of the two mega railway infrastructure projects that are expected to fuel economic growth in western China as the country moves to narrow the economic gap between its eastern and western regions following the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The railway, to be called tie South Branch of the Second Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, will have a transportation capacity of at least 10 million tons a year. At the moment, experts from China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have already concluded their feasibility studies, and all the preparatory work, including surveys and preliminary line design, has also been completed over the past three years. The only remaining problem is the shortage of funds on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and that the three sides are now working out financial arrangements with the Asian Development Bank. If financial negotiations are successful construction will start as soon as the money comes through. Construction of the railway would also help overcome the lack of freight capacity of the Second Asia-Europe Continental Bridge.

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