The Ministry Of Railways And Xinjiang Signed The Minutes&Nbsp; Accelerate The Construction And Development Of Xinjiang Railway

In the next 10 years, more than 310 billion yuan will be invested to add more than 8000 kilometers of railway operating mileage in Xinjiang. By 2020, the total operating mileage will reach more than 12000 kilometers, forming a "four vertical and four horizontal" railway skeleton, four major channels for external transportation, six port stations, and four hubs

On June 10, the signing ceremony of the minutes of the meeting of the Ministry of Railways and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to accelerate the construction and development of Xinjiang railway was held in Yingbin Hotel. This is the situation when signing at the meeting.

In the afternoon of June 10, the Ministry of Railways and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region signed the minutes of meeting in Urumqi to accelerate the construction and development of Xinjiang railway. Both parties agreed to speed up the construction of railway projects under construction and pay close attention to the preliminary work of the projects to be commenced; By 2020, more than 310 billion yuan will be invested to make the operating mileage of Xinjiang railway reach more than 12000 kilometers, form the main framework of "four vertical and four horizontal" railways, and greatly improve the accessibility and operation capacity of Xinjiang railway.

Zhang Chunxian, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Liu Zhijun, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Railways attended the signing ceremony and delivered speeches.

Nur Baikeli, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and Chairman of the Autonomous Region, presided over the ceremony and signed the minutes with Liu Zhijun.

Zhang Chunxian expressed heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of Railways for its long-term strong support for Xinjiang. He said that the Ministry of Railways has continuously increased the investment in Xinjiang railway construction, and has successively started a large number of railway projects. By the end of last year, Xinjiang's railway operation mileage had reached 3599 kilometers, undertaking 95% of the tasks of passenger and freight transportation in and out of Xinjiang, further improving the transportation network pattern, and greatly facilitating the travel of people of all ethnic groups. This visit to Xinjiang by the leaders of the Ministry of Railways fully reflects the responsibility of the Ministry of Railways to comprehensively, resolutely and efficiently implement the spirit of the Central Xinjiang Work Forum.

Zhang Chunxian said that the signing of the minutes of the meeting by the ministry and district will have a significant impact on accelerating the leapfrog development and long-term stability of our region, which is of great significance. The autonomous region will take railway construction as the top priority of infrastructure construction, and make every effort to do a good job in coordination and cooperation, ensure the smooth implementation of various projects and put them into operation as soon as possible. At the same time, he hoped that the Ministry of Railways would continue to increase its support for Xinjiang in the following aspects: the construction of the Jiangjunmiao Hami Ejina Railway, the Qingdao Xinjiang Railway (Korla Golmud), the Naomaohu Longgang Railway and the Shah Lake coal transport corridor should be started as soon as possible; Accelerate the construction of relevant projects of Khorgos Railway Port Station; Improve the capacity of railway transportation channels in southern Xinjiang; Strengthen the transportation of goods out of Xinjiang; Improve the conditions of passenger trains in Xinjiang and operate passenger trains from southern Xinjiang to the mainland.

Liu Zhijun said that the Ministry of Railways will fully implement the spirit of the Central Xinjiang Work Forum, accelerate the construction of Xinjiang railway with high specifications and quality, and provide reliable transport capacity guarantee for Xinjiang's leapfrog development and long-term stability. In terms of railway construction, we will fully promote the construction of more than 1700 kilometers of railway projects under construction in Xinjiang, and strive to complete and put into operation as soon as possible; Pay close attention to the preliminary work of the project to be started; Adjust the existing plan, build fast track railway projects as early as possible according to the needs of the autonomous region, and increase the operating mileage of Xinjiang railway to more than 12000 kilometers by 2020, basically covering prefecture level cities and more than 90% of county-level cities, with a significant increase in traffic capacity. At that time, the annual railway transport volume of coal in Xinjiang alone will reach more than 500 million tons, and the operation time of passenger trains from Urumqi to Beijing will not exceed 12 hours; Build the main framework of "four vertical and four horizontal" railways, and form four major channels, six port stations and four hubs for external transportation; The transportation volume of materials out of Xinjiang is increasing by 10% every year on the existing basis; Special funds will be allocated to upgrade buses in Xinjiang. At the same time, we will continue to help the poor and needy, and help people of all ethnic groups in remote areas shake off poverty and become rich.

Song Airong, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region, read out the minutes of the ministerial and district meetings.

Bai Zhijie, Hua Shifei, Liu Yanliang and other leaders of the autonomous region and the Corps attended the ceremony.