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Hotan Railway Station

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📍 Hotan
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🚄 Station facts

Lines servedKashgar–Hotan railway; Hotan–Ruoqiang railway (Taklamakan Desert rail loop)

📍 Station address

Hotan City, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 新疆维吾尔自治区和田地区和田市
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🚇 To & from the city centre

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To & from the city centre

Hotan has no metro. The station is about 6 km from downtown; taxis and buses reach the city centre in roughly 20 minutes.

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Traveller notes

Completed on 28 June 2011, the station sits on the single-track, non-electrified Kashgar–Hotan railway. Since the Hotan–Ruoqiang line opened in 2022 it has also anchored the world's first rail loop around the Taklamakan Desert. Hotan is renowned as a Silk Road oasis famed for nephrite jade.

🔄 Getting from the station to the airport

To Hotan Airport: no rail link; a taxi takes about 20-25 minutes to cover the roughly 11.5 km.

✈️ Times and costs are approximate and may change. · Airports in the city ←

🚌 Buses & cost to the city centre

🆓 Free shuttleNo free shuttle; taxis and city buses connect the station with downtown Hotan.
🚌 Bus routesLocal city buses; taxi rank at the station
🚕 Taxi costAbout ¥15-20 for the roughly 6 km, 20-minute ride into downtown Hotan.

💱 Prices are approximate in Chinese yuan (¥) and may change; confirm before boarding.

Source: Wikipedia; Xinhua

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