The iron and steel vein of Dunhuang and the song of the desert

At 11:18 on December 18, with the opening of the Dunhuang railway from Subei to Mahai, the first ring railway network in Northwest China was formed with Lanzhou qinghai railway, Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway and Qinghai Tibet railway, adding a "new engine" for the economic and social development of Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Tibet provinces and the poverty alleviation along the line. It is understood that (China Railway)

. Dunhuang railway is located in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province and Jiuquan City of Gansu Province. It starts from Liugou station of Lanxin railway in the north, passes through Dunhuang, Aksai and Subei, passes through Qilian Mountains and enters Qinghai Province. It is introduced into yinmaxia station of SiGe section of Qinghai Tibet Railway along Mahai and Dachaidan, with a total length of 671km. Dunhuang railway is a class I electrified single track railway of China Railway, with double track conditions reserved. The design speed of the line is 120 kilometers per hour, the traction mass is 4000 tons, and the long-term transportation capacity will reach 36 million tons per year. The opening and operation of the

Dunhuang railway plays an important role not only in the local tourism economy and culture, but also in the transportation capacity. When it comes to Dunhuang, the first thing people think of is the rolling yellow sand and the next door to the sky. Indeed, the transportation of desert and Gobi has been restricting the development of Tourism along the line. The opening of Dunhuang railway will become a "fast travel" golden tourism line, linking up the "pearl chain" of Tourism along the line. The cultural and natural landscape between Dunhuang and Golmud will lead the development of tourism in the local and even western regions. The Golmud Dunhuang railway is an important project for the country to carry out the western development and the "belt and road" strategy. The opening and operation of the Geermu Dunhuang railway links the Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway with the Qinghai Tibet railway, forming a new ring railway network in the northwest, which will effectively promote the development of resources along the line, prosper the economy of ethnic areas, improve the layout of the road network, and provide strong transport capacity support for the high-quality development of the western region. The construction of the

Dunhuang railway has been completed in six years, all of which are devoted to the countless efforts of railway builders. There is the Silk Road in ancient times, and there is the Dunhuang railway now. This will be a broad road to promote economic and trade cooperation, people to people and cultural exchanges, and economic integration between the northwest region and the Central Asia region. It will also be another brand-new dream blueprint for a powerful transportation country. (Wen / Yi Junjie)