At 11:30 on June 16, with a blast of whistle, train 5818 drove from Xinjiang Hotan Station to Ruoqiang Station. The railway was officially put into operation, marking the formation of the world's first 2,712-kilometer desert railway loop with the Southern Xinjiang Railway and the Geku Railway. Luopu, Cele, Yutian, Minfeng, Qiemo counties and other places in southern Xinjiang have ended their history of being without trains.
1. What is the significance of the Heruo Railway? It will be opened for operation on June 16, 2022, forming the world's first desert railway loop?
? ?It is of great significance to maintaining national unity, consolidating border defense, assisting rural revitalization, and promoting the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. ?The Heruo Railway is my country's first railway that combines plant sand control and engineering sand control measures. As an important railway trunk line in the country's "Medium and Long-term Railway Network Plan", it has become a convenient transportation link between the northwest and southwest regions in southern Xinjiang. aisle.
1. Impact on national defense security
Due to terrain reasons, Xinjiang’s Heruo Railway and G315 National Highway are also military arteries for projecting military power into India, and compared with plateau marches , more efficient. The strategic significance of the Heruo Railway is extremely important. The opening of the Heruo Railway means the network of the northwest railway, and the shortcomings of the railway in southern Xinjiang will be filled in an instant. The opening of the Heruo Railway will not only have a major impact on the economic development of Xinjiang, but also have a negative impact on counter-terrorism. Very helpful.
2. Economic impact
Now that the train is running, the cotton and red dates grown at home can be shipped out of the village and sold to the mainland. We villagers will live a good life! Amangul Yakup, a resident of Bagerik Village, was extremely excited. The Heruo Railway is located at the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second largest mobile desert, known as the "Sea of ??Death". It starts from the Hotan Station of the Southern Xinjiang Railway. Leading out, passing through Hotan, Luopu, Cele and other places, it is connected with the existing Geku Railway and Southern Xinjiang Railway to form a railway loop around the Tarim Basin. It is another railway loop in Xinjiang after the formation of the Northern Xinjiang Railway Loop in 2020. If the railway is put into operation, it will end the history of being inaccessible to trains in many places in southern Xinjiang such as Qiemo County in Bazhou, Minfeng County and Yutian County in Hotan Prefecture, as well as in many regiment towns of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. It will be important to promote the economic and social development of southern Xinjiang. Significance.
3. It is conducive to long-term development and long-term stability.
The Heruo Railway is an important passage connecting Xinjiang from the east to the west and from the west to the east. Once the transportation artery is opened to traffic in the future, it will not only comprehensively improve the transportation conditions in the region, but also, as Xinjiang is the "new crossroads" of the "Land Silk Road Economic Belt", this railway will open up a convenient land channel for overseas markets. , vigorously promote the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. The improvement of transportation conditions will inevitably bring about economic development and an increase in employment opportunities. This will be an important foundation for the realization of leapfrog development and long-term peace and stability in southern Xinjiang, which has been relatively lagging for a long time.
4. National unity
The construction and opening of the Heruo Railway has shortened the distance between us and Xinjiang, so that Xinjiang will no longer be far away from the country, the nation, and the people. All have positive meanings. I hope that in the near future, the Heruo Railway can carry the ardent expectations of people of all ethnic groups and create a beautiful scenery along the Tarim Basin.
5. International connections
Look at Xinjiang’s 166.49 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 1/6 of my country’s land area. It is rich in oil and gas resources. Geographically, it is the center of the Eurasian continent and the absolute bridgehead for China’s radiation to Central Asia.
? 6. The most important point is that the Heruo Railway is a major international channel that opens up China to the west. It has great significance in accelerating local economic development, promoting national unity, promoting the development of economic resources along the line, and consolidating national defense. Very important strategic significance