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China Railway: Is this a train on Mars?
Seetao 2021-04-29 12:02
  • The Dunhuang-Lanzhou Railway allows us to appreciate the unique scenery of the Great Northwest. From the Gobi to the mountains
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Not long ago, a blockbuster aerial photograph of an EMU crossing the Yadan landform shocked many netizens. Some people exclaimed, "A railway was built on Mars?" "Look! A train is on Mars!"

The Yadan landform is located more than 50 kilometers northeast of Dunhuang City, with an area of about 10 square kilometers. The Dunhuang Railway traverses here and passes through scenes that resemble science fiction movies.

In September 2018, Dunhuang, a famous city on the Silk Road, launched the action car train. Since then, the vast sea is no longer lonely and the iron dragon is absolutely dusty, and it moves forward sonorously.

The Dunhuang Railway is located in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province and Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. It starts from Liugou Station on the Lanxin Railway in the north, passes through Dunhuang, Aksai, and Subei, passes through the Qilian Mountains and enters Qinghai Province along Mahai and Dachaidan. , The introduction of Yinmaxia Station on the Xige section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with a total length of 671 kilometers.

This railway opened up the "last mile" between Dunhuang and Lanxin high-speed rail, and the famous Silk Road city has since been connected to the national high-speed rail network.

Whenever the evening sunset, under the afterglow of the setting sun, the trains on both sides of the line that look like golden waves and white EMUs pass by at high speed, like a dragon crossing the sea. Such a shocking scene is unique in the world.

Want to experience it? China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has recently launched a 5-day tour of the classic Silk Road around the west by train, which will depart on May 10th and May 20th.Editor/Xing Wentao

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