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Lhasa Nyingchi Train Introduction

Being started on December 2014, the Lhasa Niyingchi Railway departs from Lhasa Railway Station and
reaches in Nyingchi Railway Station, extending rail tracks all along the Yarlung Zangbo River. Over Ninety
percent of its tracks need to be built on plateau area where are at elevation of over 3, 000 meters.
Chinese Name: 拉萨-林芝铁路 (拉林铁路)

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Duration: About 2 to 3 hours

Distance: 435 kilometers (270 miles)
Elevation: 2,800-3,700 meters (9,186-12,139 ft)
Designed Operating Speed: 160 km/h
Starting/Terminal:Lhasa Railway Station/Nyingchi Railway Station
Scheduled Completion Date: in 2021(will be completed one year in advance)

Construction Introduction

26 February 2019 Last updated at 17:04

In 2014, the Nyingchi Railway began to be built and will be operated to run in 2020 as predicted. Now
passengers who take bus spend seven to eight hours on the road, once the railway open to traffic, the riding
time will be shortened to two to three hours. With the opening of several railway stations in Shannan,
passengers are gonging to have chance to tour mysterious scenic spots in Shannan area.

There will only be 17 stops in the beginning during Lhasa Nyingchi (nyingchi/) Railway: 9 stations for
passenger and freight transport and 8 passing stations. Lhasa Shigatse Train will share about 33 kilometers
with Lhasa Nyingchi rail, two lines will meet at Xierong Railway Station.

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Lhasa Nyingchi Train Route

There are 47 tunnels (including 14 high-risk tunnels, 7 greatest risk tunnels), 118 bridges all along the line.
Landmark projects are the 17,310 meters long Dagala Tunnel and the first coating-free and weather-proof steel
bridge: Zangmu Grand Bridge.

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Construction condition on this region is incredibly hard. Workers have to build rails in very remote and cold
areas where transportation is extremely difficult, not to mention the high altitude sickness are most likely to
occur. Most alarmingly, geological structure is surprisingly complicated in the entire sections, landslides,
collapses, debris flows, flood damage, icing disaster, earthquakes and mollisols are the main difficulties need
to be overcome. In addition, investment in water protection is more than 1,200 million yuan till now.

Railway Construction in Valley Area

Current Transportation from Lhasa to Nyingchi ×

Natural scenary in Nyingchi Tibet is quite charming. Praised as “Switzerland in Tibet”, there are waterfalls in
Metok, peach blossom in Bomi, Mt. Namjagbarwa, forests in Lunang, etc.

The main transportation choice between Lhasa and Nyingchi so far is highway, which takes about 7-8 hours to
travel from Lhasa to Nyingchi by road. Or if you want go to Nyingchi (Nyingchi Mainling Airport) by plane from
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Lhasa (Lhasa Gonggar Airport), there are two direct 40-minute flights opened by Shenzhen Airlines and Tibet
Airlines every day for your convenience.

The railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi has been under construction. It is estimated that it will take about 2
or 3 hours from Lhasa to Nyingchi when the railway come into operation.

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Peach Blossom in Nyingchi

Transportation Departure Arrival Duration Cost(CNY) Frequency

Lhasa Eastern
Daily(earliest
Suburb
bus:08:00
Passenger Ngyingchi Passenger Bus: 150
am,
Station Station Business
7-8 hours departure
Bus Address: No.3 Address: Guangdong Class
633kilometers time
Jiangsu East Road, Bayi Town, Coach:
depends on ×
Road, Chengguan Nyingchi, Tibet, China 180
number of
District, Lhasa,
passengers
Tibet, China

Lhasa Gonggar
Nyingchi Mainling
Airport
Airport Address: the
Address: Jiazhulin (join-in-tours/mt.-kailash-pilgrimage-tour/)
About Daily(2
Plane Yarlung Zangbo River 40 mins
Town, Gonggar 1,000 flights)
Valley, Mainling County,
County, Shannan
Nyingchi City
City

*Important Notice ：Don’t miss the right location of Lhasa Railway Station, rather than the Lhasa West Station
and Lhasa South Station, which are stations only for cargo transport.

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Future Outlook
As the branch line of Qinghai Tibet Railway and important joint parts of Sichuan Tibet Railway, Yunnan Tibet
Railway and Gansu Tibet Railway, this line is planned to be the first railway reaching Nyingchi and will end
history of no railway available in southeast Tibet.

The joint point between Lhasa Shigatse Railway and Lhasa Nyingchi Railway will offer more exchange trains
for tourists in Tibet. Besides, the future operation of this line is considered to promote the Tibetan economy and
consolidate border defense in southwest China.

According to the early plan, construction duration of this line was thought to be seven years, but it be
shortened by one year beyond expectation. Eventually, a Y-type will stretch into all directions in Tibet after the
completion of Lhasa Nyingchi Train, Lhasa Shigatse Train and Lhasa Yatung Train.

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