The Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railway or Wujing Line No. 2 (乌精二线) is a double-track railway in Xinjiang

Xinjiang

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, China

China

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 between Ürümqi

Ürümqi

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, the regional capital of Xinjiang and Jinghe. The railway is 381.5 km in length and runs parallel to the Northern Xinjiang Railway

Northern Xinjiang Railway

The Northern Xinjiang Railway or Beijiang Railway is a railway in Xinjiang, China between Urumqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang and Alashankou on the border with Kazakhstan...

, connecting most of the same cities and towns of the southern Junggar Basin, including Changji, Hutubi, Manas

Manas County

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, Shihezi

Shihezi

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, Kuytun, Wusu

Wusu

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, and Jinghe. The line opened in 2009 to alleviate growing traffic on the Northern Xinjiang Railway, which is connected to the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway to the east and the Turkestan-Siberia Railway

Turkestan-Siberia Railway

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 of Central Asia to the west, and newly-built Kuytun-Beitun

Kuytun-Beitun Railway

The Kuytun-Beitun Railway or Kuibei Railway is a single-track railway in Xinjiang, China between Kuytun and Beitun. The railway branches from the Northern Xinjiang Railway at Kuytun and heads north across the Junggar Basin to Beitun, near Altay, passing through Karamay, Urho, and Fuhai...

 and Jinghe-Yining-Horgos Lines branching off to the north and south.