Shigatse railway station

Shigatse railway station (simplified Chinese: 日喀则站; traditional Chinese: 日喀則站; pinyin: Rìkāzé zhàn), officially Xigazê, is a railway station in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It lies in Jiacuoxiong Township, Samzhubzê District. The station officially opened for operations on 16 August 2014.[1]

Xigazê railway station

日喀则站
China Railway
General information
LocationShigatse, Tibet
China
Coordinates29°13′24″N 88°54′43″E / 29.22333°N 88.91194°E / 29.22333; 88.91194
Operated byChina Railway Corporation
Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group
Line(s)Lhasa–Shigatse Railway
Platforms3
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened16 August 2014
Shigatse railway station

Track layout

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The Shigatse 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

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Scenery along the Lhasa-Shigatse Railway

References

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  1. ^ "Lhasa-Xigaze railway officially put into use". Xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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Preceding station   China Railway Following station
Kadui
towards Lhasa
Lhasa–Xigazê railway Terminus