"Railway linking major Silk Road towns opens in NW China" from Xinhua

"A railway linking Kashi and Hotan in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region opened Thursday for cargo transportation, and passenger transport is expected to begin in June, according to a local official."

"Kashgar-Hotan railway finished" from South China Morning Post

"XINJIANG - Construction of the railway between Kashgar and Hotan was finished on Saturday, Yaxin.cn reports.