Kashgar Railway Station
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Kashi [Kaxgar]
喀什  |
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| Location | Kashgar, Kashgar, Xinjiang China |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Line(s) | Southern Xinjiang Railway Kashgar–Hotan Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
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| Opened | 1999 |
Kashgar Railway Station (喀什站) is the main railway station of Kashgar, Xinjiang, and the westernmost railway station in China. It is the western terminus for the Southern Xinjiang and Kashgar-Hotan Railways.
The station is located northeast of the city of Kashgar, and is served by regular passenger trains to Urumqi via Turpan. A trip on the faster kind (K-series) takes under 22 hours from Kashgar to Turpan, or just over 24 hours to Urumqi.[1]
History
Opened in 1999.
References
| Preceding station |  China Railway |
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towards Ürümqi
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Southern Xinjiang Railway | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Kashgar–Hotan Railway |
towards Hotan
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