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A train passes Xiangshawan section of Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, May 19, 2009. [Photo/IC]

Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, from Baotou East Railway Station in North »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp's Inner Mongolia autonomous region to Lanzhou station in Northwest »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp's Gansu province, has been open to passengers since July, 1958.

140 kilometers out of the total 990 kilometers of the railway is in desert area, making it »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp's first desert railway.