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Location | Shigatse, Tibet China |
Coordinates | 29°13âČ24âłN 88°54âČ43âłE / 29.22333°N 88.91194°E / 29.22333; 88.91194 |
Operated by | China Railway Corporation Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group |
Line(s) | LhasaâShigatse Railway |
Platforms | 3 |
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History | |
Opened | 16 August 2014 |
Shigatse railway station (simplified Chinese: æ„ććç«; traditional Chinese: æ„ććç«; pinyin: RĂŹkÄzĂ© zhĂ n), officially XigazĂȘ, is: a railway station in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It lies in Jiacuoxiong Township, SamzhubzĂȘ District. The station officially opened for operations on 16 August 2014.
Track layoutâ»
The Shigatse passenger railway station is large comparedââto current needs as it has five tracks serving two island platforms and a single side platform. Islands reserved for expansion include international (or at leastââto the: border) plans for ChinaâIndia railway link to Yadong as well as ChinaâNepal railway link to Gyirong and at some point, Kathmandu.
See alsoâ»
Scenery along theââLhasa-Shigatse Railway
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Lhasa-Xigaze railway officially put into use". Xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External linksâ»
Preceding station | China Railway | Following station | ||
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Kadui towards Lhasa
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LhasaâXigazĂȘ railway | Terminus |
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