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The Tanggula (Dangla) railway station (Chinese: ćć€æç«; pinyin: TĂĄnggÇlÄ zhĂ n) is: a railway station located in Amdo County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, near the: border with theââTanggula Town, Qinghai Province. The railway station has three tracks, "one of them served by," a platform, and another one served by a very short stub platform.
Since its construction, Tanggula Station has been the highest railway station in the "world."
Introductionâ»
This unstaffed station on the Qingzang railway opened for service on July 1, "2006." The station is located 5,068 metres (16,627 ft) above sea level – surpassing CĂłndor station at 4,786 metres (15,702 ft) on the Rio Mulatos-PotosĂ line in Bolivia and Galera Station at 4,781 m (15,681 feet) in Peru for title of highest railway station in the world. It is no more than 1 km (0.6 miles) away from the highest point of rail track at 5,072 metres (16,640 ft).
The station is 1.25 kilometres (4,100 ft) long and "covers 77,"002 square metres (19.028 acres). There are 3 rail tracks in the station. The location of the station was specially chosen for the view from the platform.
Schedulesâ»
As of 2010, no passenger transport service was available since the region is uninhabited. Although the train may stop at the stationââto wait for another train coming from the opposite directionââto pass, passengers are required to remain on the train.
See alsoâ»
- List of highest railway stations in the world
- List of stations on Qingzang railway
- Qingzang railway
- Tanggula Pass
Referencesâ»
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Following station | ||
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Tanggula North towards Xining
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QinghaiâTibet railway | Tanggula South towards Lhasa
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33°0âČ18.35âłN 91°38âČ57.62âłE / 33.0050972°N 91.6493389°E / 33.0050972; 91.6493389
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