Nagqu railway station
Railway station in Tibet, China
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Nagqu railway station (Chinese: 那曲站; pinyin: Nàqū Zhàn), also romanized as Naqu or Nagchu, is a station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway serving the city of Nagqu in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located at an elevation of 4,515 m (14,813 ft).[1]
Construction of Naqu Station began in 2001, and it was put into operation on July 1, 2006, with the opening of the Golmud section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.[2]
Station layout
The station has a crossing loop and several goods sidings adjacent to the passenger station. The goods sidings are connected to the main line via a shunting neck which trails to Up trains (trains to Beijing).
See also
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