Qarhan railway station
Railway station in Golmud, China
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The Qarhan or Cha'erhan railway station is a station on the Qingzang Railway at Qarhan in Golmud County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.
| Qarhan railway station | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 察爾汗站 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 察尔汗站 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Qarhan Station | ||||||||
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Qarhan station is located in Qarhan Playa of the Qaidam Basin, near Dabusun Lake where major salt works are located. As of 2012, a 25 km (16 mi) private railway branch from this station to the nearby facilities of the Zangge Potash Co Ltd. is under construction.[1]
Most passenger trains pass through Qarhan without stopping. As of 2017, just one train a day in each direction (local service Xining–Golmud) stops there.[2]
