Hotan-Ruoqiang railway completes loop line

Sand control comes before railway construction," said Wang Jinzhong, an engineer on the railway.

Workers created straw grids to cover nearly 50 square km near the railway line and planted nearly 13 million shrubs and trees, Wang said.

"Tall trees have been planted along the outer areas to reduce wind speeds, while shrubs have been planted along the inner areas of the railway to fix the sand problem," Wang said, adding that smartphones are used to control an automatic irrigation system.

Two passenger trains are scheduled each day, as well as eight freight trains that will transport cotton, walnuts, dates and other commodities to the rest of China.

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