URUMQI — The Altay-Fuyun section of the Afuzhun (Altay-Fuyun-Zhundong) railway line in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region began operations on Dec 6.

Both passenger and cargo trains will ply on the newly unveiled 148-km-long railway line, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co Ltd. The Fuyun-Zhundong section became operational in late 2019.

Spanning 419 km, the Afuzhun railway is connected with another railway, and together they form part of a circular railway network in the northern part of Xinjiang.