Xigazê railway station
Location | Xigazê, Tibet China |
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Coordinates | 29°13′24″N 88°54′43″E / 29.22333°N 88.91194°E |
Operated by | China Railway Corporation |
Line(s) | Lhasa–Xigazê Railway |
Platforms | 3 |
Connections |
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History | |
Opened | 16 August 2014 |
Xigazê railway station (simplified Chinese: 日喀则站; traditional Chinese: 日喀則站; pinyin: Rìkāzé zhàn) is a railway station in Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It lies in Jiacuoxiong Township, Samzhubzê District. The station officially opened for operations on 16 August 2014.[1]
Track layout[]
The Xigazê passenger railway station is large compared to current needs as it has five tracks serving two island platforms and a single side platform. Islands reserved for expansion include international (or at least to the border) plans for China–India railway link to Yadong as well as China–Nepal railway link to Gyirong and at some point, Kathmandu.
See also[]
- Xigazê
- Lari railway
Scenery along the Lhasa-Shigatse Railway
References[]
- ^ "Lhasa-Xigaze railway officially put into use". Xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shigatse Railway Station. |
Preceding station | China Railway | Following station | ||
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towards Lhasa | Lhasa–Xigazê Railway | Terminus |
Categories:
- Stations on the Lhasa–Xigazê Railway
- Railway stations in Tibet
- Shigatse
- Railway stations in China opened in 2014
- China railway station stubs