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Railroad switch for trains of Yuxin'ou

2013-08-12 11:05:01

Photo taken on August 9, 2013 shows the hoisting equipment for the railroad switch of the trains of Yuxin'ou (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) International Railway at Duosituoke Station in Kazakhstan.  (Photo source: CQNEWS reporter Li Xiaoming)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The news group of Media Tour long Yuxin'ou (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) International Railway arrived at Duosituoke Station in Kazakhstan on August 9, 2013, witnessing the railroad switch station for the trains of Yuxin'ou.

There are seven rail-changing lines at this station, among which, No. 4 line is designated for the trains of Yuxin'ou Railway. Every train of Yuxin'ou needs to change the rails from narrow-gauge ones to wide-gauge ones at this station.

With some favorable policies and the priority offered by this station, it takes only 2 to 4 hours to change rails for the trains of Yuxin'ou Railway.

Trains of Yuxin'ou need to experience twice railroad switches before arriving in Germany, one is at Duosituoke Station in Kazakstan and the other is Brest Station of Belarus.

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Editor:Liu Kan