The railroad department said that the section from Hami to Lanzhou is expected to be opened at the end of 2014, and the Urumqi-Beijing high-speed railway will also be opened in 2017, when the time from Urumqi to Beijing will be shortened from the current 41 hours to 16 hours.

The Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed rail link between Urumqi and Hami is 530 kilometers long, and 4 pairs of passenger train sets will be operated at the initial stage of the opening, and 5 passenger stations are set up in Urumqi South, Turpan North, Shanshan North, Tuha, and Hami along the whole line. Train running speed of 200 kilometers per hour, Urumqi to Hami time from the original 5 hours to about 3 hours.

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Urumqi to Hami section of the train seats are divided into first-class seats, second-class seats, corresponding to the full fare of 196 yuan and 163.5 yuan. The car with catering bar and disabled toilet, the car seat all for the soft seat, and modeled after the airline seat mode, the backrest backrest installed with folding small dining table, can be placed in the back row of seats on the traveler's belongings. Inside the compartment, there is good ventilation, suitable temperature, cleanliness, adequate supply of drinking water, and a comfortable riding environment.