Lhasa-Shigatse railway to complete track-laying
Time: 2013/5/2
The Lhasa-Shigatse railway, known as the national key project, has completed the track-laying according to the railway construction headquarter under the Ministry of Railways of China.
There will be all together 13 stations along the 253-kilometer railway line within four years construction, including South Lhasa, Qushui County and Nyemo County. It is expected that the trains' speed will be exceed 120 km/h.
The completion of the Lhasa-Shigatse railway will enlarge the influence of the Qinghai-Tibet railway and change the previous road-dominated transportation in Southwest Tibet.
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