Khorgos
Khorgas (simplified Chinese: 霍尔果斯; traditional Chinese: 霍爾果斯; pinyin: Huò'ěrguǒsī, Uyghur: قورعاس, romanized: Qorğas), also known as Huoerguosi, Huocheng, Khorgos, Chorgos and Gorgos, is a Chinese town near the border with Kazakhstan. It is located in Huocheng County in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The town on the Kazakh side of the border is also known as Khorgas (Kazakh: Қорғас, Qorğas, Russian: Хоргос, Khorgos).
Transportation
The Jinghe-Yining-Khorgas Railway was completed in late 2009 now provides train service from Ürümqi and Yining to Khorgos.[2] Passenger service from Ürümqi (started on July 1, 2010), however, only operates to Yining, and not all the way to Khorgos.[3][4]
In December 2011, a 293-km railway from the Khorgos border crossing to Zhetygen terminal (near Almaty) was completed. As of March 2012, the railway on the Kazakh side is still operating in a test mode, but opening of regular service is planned for the summer of 2012.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Victory of Khorgos
- ^ "Xingjiang's first electrified railway rails laid". People's Daily Online. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ Zhaoqian, ed. (2010-06-22). "Tickets of train from Urumqi to Yining put on sale". Tianshannet. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Xinjiang's first electrified railway passenger train". China Central Television. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ Хоргос-Жетыген: уже летом первые поезда соединят Китай с Европой (Already this summer first trains will connect China with Europe), 2012-03-16 Template:Ru icon
External links
- Xinjiang's Land Ports and Border Trade
- see www.battle-of-qurman.com.cn for more information on the conquest of Khorgos and the whole of Xinjiang in 1755-1759
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