The railway in Jiantang town, Shangri-la city.

The Lijiang–Shangri-la railway (Chinese: 丽江至香格里拉铁路; pinyin: Lìjiāng Zhì Xiānggélǐlā tiělù)[1] or Lixiang railway (Chinese: 丽香铁路; pinyin: Lìxiāng tiělù), is an electrified railway in Yunnan Province of Southwest China. The shorthand name of the line is named after its two terminal cities, Lijiang and Shangri-la. The railway opened on 26 November 2023.[1][2]

The railway runs 139 km (86 mi) from Lijiang railway station of the Dali–Lijiang railway, north to Shangri-la in northwestern Yunnan.[3] It will have a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).[4]

Despite approval of the project's feasibility plans by the NDRC in May 2009, construction did not begin until July 22, 2014.[5] At the time, construction was expected to take six years.[5] It was subsequently expected to open by the end of 2021.[4] The railway opened on 26 November 2023.[1] with delays caused by flooding and landslips in the complex geological conditions.[6]

Passenger stations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "丽香铁路 11月26日开通运营". 丽江至香格里拉铁路（以下简称丽香铁路）将于11月26日建成通车
  2. ↑ "New railway links Lijiang, Shangri-la in southwest China".
  3. ↑ "云南：丽江至香格里拉铁路开建". 云南迪庆报 (in Chinese). June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "云南丽江站既有线"接轨"丽香铁路". www.zgszlw.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. 1 2 Jieru, Ge (July 23, 2014). Salter, Brian (ed.). "Lijiang-Shangrila railway starts construction". China Daily.
  6. ↑ "滇藏铁路丽江至香格里拉段全线铺轨完成". 2023-09-19.
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