The Dunhuang Railway north of Shuangta railway station in 2023

The Dunhuang railway (simplified Chinese: 敦煌铁路; traditional Chinese: 敦煌鐵路; pinyin: Dūnhuáng Tiělù) is a branch of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway in Gansu Province, China. It runs 169 kilometres (105 mi) from Liugou railway station in Guazhou County, on the main line, to the terminus at Dunhuang railway station. Construction, at a cost of 640 million yuan, started on 7 September 2004. The first service to Dunhuang ran on 3 March 2006.

Station list

StationChineseDistance (km)LocationCoordinates
Liugou柳沟0Guazhou CountyJiuquan, Gansu40°40′44″N 96°26′16″E/40.678989°N 96.437837°E/ 40.678989; 96.437837
Xiaowan小宛Guazhou County
Guazhou瓜州Guazhou County40°34′04″N 95°46′25″E/40.567809°N 95.773537°E/ 40.567809; 95.773537
Tianshuijing甜水井Dunhuang
Dunhuang敦煌169Dunhuang40°10′07″N 94°47′00″E/40.168736°N 94.783336°E/ 40.168736; 94.783336

See also