The Lhasa–Xigazê railway, or La'ri railway (simplified Chinese: 拉日铁路; traditional Chinese: 拉日鐵路; pinyin: Lārì Tiělù; Standard Tibetan: lha gzhis lcags lam ལྷ་གཞིས་ལྕགས་ལམ་), is a high-elevation railway that connects Lhasa to Xigazê, in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[1] The travel time between Lhasa and Xigazê on this line is roughly three hours.
Lhasa–Xigazê railway
The line's eastern terminus at Lhasa railway station
The line was a spur line of the Qinghai–Tibet railway. The length of the railway is 253 km (157 mi).[2] Construction began in September 2010 and was connected to the Qinghai–Tibet Railway in May 2013. The line was completed in July 2014 and opened for commercial operations on August 16, 2014. Soon after opening, the line became the primary mode of transport between Lhasa and Xigazê; the two destinations were previously only connected by road and air, and air travel was too expensive at the time for the large majority of local residents.[3]
The exiled Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala has claimed that the rail line will dilute the cultural identity of Tibetans by accelerating the movement of Han migrants into Tibet.[4]
Stationsedit
The line includes 14 stations, of which only a few see regular passenger traffic (Qüxü, Rinbung). The project had a budget of 10.8 billion yuan.[5]
The completion of this project opened up possible extensions of the network further west and south into Nepal and to Yadong County, close to the border with Sikkim, India.[6]
Although there were plans to extend the line with another 700 km (435 mi) to the Chinese border with Nepal, those plans became delayed due to difficulties on the Nepal side after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Feasibility studies were proposed for extension towards Zhangmu, although another border crossing may be chosen due to major Nepali abandonment of the border post.[7] However it has also been reported that the line will be extended to Gyirong County regardless of the progress on the China-Nepal railway.[8]
^"中国尼泊尔研跨境铁路 探索构建中尼印经济走廊". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^Sangraula, Bikash (2019-10-11). "To decrease its dependence on India, Nepal eagerly awaits China rail plan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
May 03, 2024
lhasa, xigazê, railway, railway, simplified, chinese, 拉日铁路, traditional, chinese, 拉日鐵路, pinyin, lārì, tiělù, standard, tibetan, gzhis, lcags, གཞ, གས, ལམ, high, elevation, railway, that, connects, lhasa, xigazê, tibet, autonomous, region, travel, time, between,. The Lhasa Xigaze railway or La ri railway simplified Chinese 拉日铁路 traditional Chinese 拉日鐵路 pinyin Lari Tielu Standard Tibetan lha gzhis lcags lam ལ གཞ ས ལ གས ལམ is a high elevation railway that connects Lhasa to Xigaze in the Tibet Autonomous Region 1 The travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze on this line is roughly three hours Lhasa Xigaze railwayThe line s eastern terminus at Lhasa railway stationOverviewLocaleTibet Autonomous Region ChinaTerminiLhasa railway stationXigaze railway stationServiceTypeHeavy railHistoryOpened16 August 2014 2014 08 16 TechnicalLine length253 km 157 mi Number of tracks2Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeOperating speed120 km h 75 mph Contents 1 History 2 Stations 3 Extension 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Inside Lhasa Xigaze railway train The line was a spur line of the Qinghai Tibet railway The length of the railway is 253 km 157 mi 2 Construction began in September 2010 and was connected to the Qinghai Tibet Railway in May 2013 The line was completed in July 2014 and opened for commercial operations on August 16 2014 Soon after opening the line became the primary mode of transport between Lhasa and Xigaze the two destinations were previously only connected by road and air and air travel was too expensive at the time for the large majority of local residents 3 The exiled Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala has claimed that the rail line will dilute the cultural identity of Tibetans by accelerating the movement of Han migrants into Tibet 4 Stations editThe line includes 14 stations of which only a few see regular passenger traffic Quxu Rinbung The project had a budget of 10 8 billion yuan 5 The completion of this project opened up possible extensions of the network further west and south into Nepal and to Yadong County close to the border with Sikkim India 6 Lhasa railway station 拉萨 Lhasa South railway station 拉萨南 Baide railway station 白德 Xierong railway station 协荣 Quxu County railway station 曲水县 Chabala railway station 茶巴拉 Nyemo railway station 尼木 Karu railway station 卡如 Rinbung railway station 仁布 Dazhuka railway station 大竹卡 Denggu railway station 灯古 Jiqiong railway station 吉琼 Kadui railway station 卡堆 Xigaze railway station 日喀则 Extension editSee also China Nepal railway Although there were plans to extend the line with another 700 km 435 mi to the Chinese border with Nepal those plans became delayed due to difficulties on the Nepal side after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake Feasibility studies were proposed for extension towards Zhangmu although another border crossing may be chosen due to major Nepali abandonment of the border post 7 However it has also been reported that the line will be extended to Gyirong County regardless of the progress on the China Nepal railway 8 See also editQinghai Tibet railwayReferences edit 视频 青藏铁路延伸线拉日铁路今日开工 CCTV Retrieved 24 September 2012 China to wrap up Tibet railway extension line Xinhua English news cn news xinhuanet com Archived from the original on 2013 03 13 Tibet railway opens to Xigaze Railway Gazette August 15 2014 Retrieved August 16 2014 Lhasa Shigatse rail line threatens cultural identity of Tibet news biharprabha com IANS 25 July 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2014 F 493 Lhasa Shigatse railway to complete track laying People s Daily Online chinatibet people com cn Retrieved 20 April 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Extension plans Retrieved June 28 2006 中国尼泊尔研跨境铁路 探索构建中尼印经济走廊 news sina com cn Retrieved 20 April 2018 Sangraula Bikash 2019 10 11 To decrease its dependence on India Nepal eagerly awaits China rail plan The Japan Times Retrieved 2021 10 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lhasa Xigaze railway amp oldid 1166263217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
