While most bullet trains in China travel at speeds exceeding 250 kilometers per hour, the slow train in Xinjiang runs at an average speed of less than 80 kilometers per hour. The entire journey covers ...

The Suifenhe tunnel, just above North Korea, is set to replace three 120-year-old railway tunnels on the Russia-China border ...

Many went on to explore snow and ice tours in Beijing or Harbin, which is hosting the Asian Winter Olympics in February. The ...

A passenger plays with a child on the train No. 7557 from Urumqi to Hotan Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei) ...

Spanning more than 400 kilometers, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project, or CKU, is planned to start in Kashgar City in China’s northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region, pass through ...

Xinjiang faced a surge in radicalisation, leading to deadly terrorist attacks targeting civilians. Notable incidents include the Urumqi riots in 2009 and Kunming railway station attack in 2014 ...