The Lijiang–Shangri-la railway ( Chinese: ä¸½æ±Ÿè‡³é¦™æ ¼é‡Œæ‹‰é“è·¯; pinyin: LìjiÄng Zhì XiÄnggélÇlÄ tiÄ›lù) [1] or Lixiang railway ( Chinese: 丽香é“è·¯; pinyin: LìxiÄng tiÄ›lù), 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]
ä¸½æ±Ÿè‡³é¦™æ ¼é‡Œæ‹‰é“路(以下简称丽香é“路)将于11月26日建æˆé€šè½¦
The Lijiang–Shangri-la railway ( Chinese: ä¸½æ±Ÿè‡³é¦™æ ¼é‡Œæ‹‰é“è·¯; pinyin: LìjiÄng Zhì XiÄnggélÇlÄ tiÄ›lù) [1] or Lixiang railway ( Chinese: 丽香é“è·¯; pinyin: LìxiÄng tiÄ›lù), 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]
ä¸½æ±Ÿè‡³é¦™æ ¼é‡Œæ‹‰é“路(以下简称丽香é“路)将于11月26日建æˆé€šè½¦