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On September 27, 2021, Heruo Railway, the “last kilometer” of the railway encircling Taklimakan Desert, completed laying tracks, setting the foundation for operating the world’s first desert-circling railway in 2022. The construction of the Heruo Railway began in December 2018. It is designed to connect Hetian City in Southern Xinjiang and Ruoqiang County in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture. Heruo Railway, together with the existing Geku Railway, Kahe Railway, and Southern Xinjiang Railway, forms a closed railway loop around the Taklimakan Desert. As a regional trunk line in central and western China, the Heruo Railway is an important project in building...
