Shigatse railway station
Railway station in Tibet, China
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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]
Coordinates29°13′24″N 88°54′43″E
OperatorChina Railway Corporation
Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group
Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group
Xigazê railway station 日喀则站  | |||||
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| Location | Shigatse, Tibet China | ||||
| Coordinates | 29°13′24″N 88°54′43″E | ||||
| Operator | China Railway Corporation Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group | ||||
| Line | Lhasa–Shigatse Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
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| Opened | 16 August 2014 | ||||
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Track layout
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 a China–Nepal railway link to Gyirong and at some point, Kathmandu.
