Xinjiang–Tibet railway

The Xinzang railway, Xinjiang–Xizang railway, or Xinjiang–Tibet railway (simplified Chinese: 新藏铁路; traditional Chinese: 新藏鐵路; pinyin: Xīnzàng Tiělù), is a proposed railway that connects Hotan, Xinjiang and Xigazê, Tibet.[1] It is one of three planned railways to Tibet in the Mid-to-Long Term Railway Network Plan (revised in 2008), the other two are Chuanzang railway (Sichuan–Tibet) and Yunnan-Tibet railway (Yunnan–Tibet).

In February 2023, the government of Tibet Autonomous Region announced the first section, Shigatse to Pakhuktso, is scheduled to open in 2025. The second section will connect Pakhuktso to Hotan in Xinjiang by 2035. The railway is also planned to connect Nepal and India.[2]

References

  1. ^ "西藏将修建新藏和滇藏铁路 成一纵一横布局[图]-西藏 铁路-中国新闻-东方网". news.eastday.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  2. ^ Dharma, RanjithKumar (14 February 2023). "China to begin new rail line construction to connect Xinjiang and Tibet". Railway Technology.