Lijiang–Shangri-La railway

The Lijiang–Shangri-La railway or Lixiang railway (simplified Chinese: 丽香铁路; traditional Chinese: 麗香鐵路; pinyin: lìxiāng tiělù), is an electrified railway under construction in Yunnan Province of Southwest China, due to be completed in 2023.[1] The shorthand name of the line is named after its two proposed terminal cities, Lijiang and Shangri-La.

The Lijiang–Shangri-La railway in Jiantang Town, Shangri-la City

The line is slated to run 139 km (86 mi) from Lijiang railway station of the Dali–Lijiang railway, north to Shangri-La in northwestern Yunnan.[2] It will have a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).[3]

Despite approval of the project's feasibility plans by the National Development and Reform Commission in May 2009, construction did not begin until July 22, 2014.[4] At the time, construction was expected to take six years.[4] It was subsequently expected to open by the end of 2021.[3] It is now expected to open in 2023[1] with delays caused by flooding and landslips in the complex geological conditions.

Rail connections

Major stations
  • Lijiang railway station (丽江)
  • Lashihai railway station (拉市海)
  • Hutiaoxia railway station (虎跳峡)
  • Xiaozhongdian railway station (小中甸)
  • Shangrila railway station (香格里拉)

See also

References
  1. "滇藏铁路丽江至香格里拉段全线铺轨完成". 2023-09-19.
  2. "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.
  3. "云南丽江站既有线"接轨"丽香铁路_神州瞭望网_新时代新瞭望". www.zgszlw.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. Jieru, Ge (July 23, 2014). Salter, Brian (ed.). "Lijiang-Shangrila railway starts construction". China Daily.
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