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(Redirected from Lijiang–Xamgyi'nyilha Railway) Railway line in Yunnan, China
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) 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.

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

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

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References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "云南丽江站既有线"接轨"丽香铁路". www.zgszlw.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. ^ 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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