Lhasa–Nyingchi railway
Overview
Other name(s)Lalin Line
Native name拉林铁路
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleTibet Autonomous Region, China
Termini
Stations34
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway Qingzang Group
Rolling stockChina Railway CR200J
History
Opened25 June 2021 (2021-06-25)
Technical
Line length435.48 km (270.59 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese拉林铁路
Traditional Chinese拉林鐵路
Lalin Line
Simplified Chinese拉林线
Traditional Chinese拉林線

The Lhasa–Nyingchi railway (Chinese: 拉林铁路) also known as the Lalin Line (Chinese: 拉林线), is a single-track railway across the southeast Tibet, China, linking Lhasa and Nyingchi.[1][2] It has a length of 435.48-kilometre (270.59 mi) and a designed speed of 160-kilometre (99 mi) per hour.[3][4] The trains have been equipped with oxygen supply equipment. There are currently nine stations in the cities of Lhasa, Shannan, and Nyingchi that can handle both passengers and freight transportation.[5]

Construction

Located in a valley between Gangdis and Himalayas in southeast Tibet, over 90% of the tracks are at an elevation of more than 3,000-metre (9,800 ft) above sea level.[6] The railway crosses the Yarlung Tsangpo River 16 times and has 47 tunnels and 121 bridges.[7] It is part of the under-construction Sichuan–Tibet railway that will connect Lhasa and Chengdu, capital of the neighboring Sichuan province.[8] Lhasa-Nyingchi railway is the first fully-electrified railway in Tibet region.[9][10] The rolling stock is the China Railway CR200J Fuxing series powered by both electronic motors and internal combustion engines, marking the complete coverage of Fuxing series to all provincial-level regions in China.[11] The newly opened train route provides Nyingchi with access to railway services for the first time in history.[12]

History

On 4 November 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the construction of Lhasa–Nyingchi railway.[13] The Sangzhuling Tunnel (桑珠岭隧道) started engineering works on 19 December 2014.[14] Construction began on 28 June 2015, and the track-laying work was completed by the end of 2020.[8]

On 25 June 2021, the railway began operation, with the first train leaving Lhasa for Nyingchi at 10.30 am. Compared with roads, the railway reduces the travel time from Lhasa to Nyingchi from 5 hours to 3.5 hours, and cuts the travel time from Shannan to Nyingchi from 6 hours to more than 2 hours.[2]

Rolling stock

160 km/h services use the China Railway CR200J trainsets.[15] CR200J Plateau variant will serve the railway, and it's a type of bi-mode locomotive specifically designed for plateau operations.[16] 31 sets of train in 12 car configuration is in service. A combination of diffusion and distributed oxygen systems are installed to help alleviate altitude sickness for passengers on the trip.[10]

Stations

English nameTibetan nameChinese nameConnectionsLocationDistance (km)
Lhasa stationལྷ་ས་拉萨站Qinghai–Tibet railwayDoilungdêqên DistrictLhasa0.00
Lhasa South station拉萨南站
Baide station白德站Qüxü County
Xierong station协荣站Lhasa–Xigazê railway
Changguo station昌果站Gonggar CountyShannan
Gonggar stationགོང་དཀར་་贡嘎站
Jiedexiu station杰德秀站
Zhanang stationགྲ་ནང་扎囊站Zhanang County
Zhaqi station扎其站
Jinlu station金鲁站Nêdong District
Jiacun station甲村站
Tsetang stationརྩེ་ཐང།泽当站
Mingze station明则站
Sangri stationཟངས་རི་桑日站Sangri County
Baizhen station拜珍站
Woka station沃卡站
Bayu station巴玉站
Zangmu station藏木站Gyaca County
Gyaca stationརྒྱ་ཚ་加查站
Linda station林达站
Redang station热当站
Chongkang station冲康站
Nang County stationསྣང་རྫོང་།朗县站Nang CountyNyingchi
Dongga station洞嘎站
Remi station热米站
Jiage station甲格站Mainling County
Xiajue station下觉站
Benzhong station奔中站
Wolong station卧龙站
Lilong station里龙站
Kangsha station康莎站
Zharao station扎绕站
Mainling stationསྨན་གླིང་米林站
Xuega station雪嘎站
Gangga station岗嘎站
Zhongshaba station中沙坝站
Nyingchi stationཉིང་ཁྲི་ས་ཁུལ་林芝站Ya'an–Nyingchi segmentBayi District435.48[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China will soon open a new stretch of rail across Tibet". The Economist. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Liu Xinyong; Norbu Tsering; Zhai Yongguan (25 June 2021). "Bullet train debuts on new railway in Tibet". China Xinhua News. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "跟着复兴号上高原！西藏第一条电气化铁路6月25日开通运营". 2021-06-24.
  4. 1 2 "拉林铁路山南段五座站房整体亮相". 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. ↑ "China's $5.6 billion high-speed railroad has opened up in Tibet. Its electric bullet trains are racing 250 miles across the country". Business Insider. 18 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Liu Hongming (刘洪明); Liu Xinyong (柳新勇); Zhang Zhaoji (张兆基) (26 June 2021). 既“高”又“快”：拉林铁路建成记. China Xinhua News (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Jiao Peng (焦鹏) (26 June 2021). 受中国速度！踏上西藏首趟复兴号列车“绿巨人”. China Xinhua News (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Tibet to start operation Friday". China Daily. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tibet's first bullet train line enters service". CNN. 12 July 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Tibet railway among new lines to open in China". international rail journal. 28 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Li Tong (李桐) (26 June 2021). 西藏首条电气化铁路建成通车 复兴号实现31个省份全覆盖. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Chen Qin (陈琴); Pubu Ciren (普布次仁) (25 June 2021). 西藏第一条电气化铁路拉林铁路今天开通 沿线车站“一站一景”. CCTV (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Zhang Shaohu (张少虎) (4 November 2014). 拉林铁路有望年内开工：拉萨到林芝仅2小时. China Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Wang Jun (王军) (13 April 2017). “冰火”两重天--国家重点项目川藏铁路拉林段施工现场见闻. China Xinhua News (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  15. ↑ PTI (25 June 2021). "China launches first bullet train in Tibet, close to Indian border". The Hindu.
  16. ↑ Morant, Sue (August 16, 2017). "Bridging the Sichuan-Tibet gap". International Railway Journal.
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