Alashankou is a border city in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is a port of entry by both railroad and highway from Kazakhstan as part of the Eurasia
Freight train arriving at Alashankou railway station
The Northern Xinjiang railway or Beijiang railway is a railway in Xinjiang, China, between Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, and Alashankou on the border with Kazakhstan. The railway is 460 km
Ürümqi South station
Train No. 5801, a double-decker sleeper train, from Ürümqi-Alashankou at the Bole station in April 2006