Scenic route
Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway
Lhasa → Nyingchi · China
Oxygen-fed Fuxings trace the Yarlung Tsangpo at 3,500 m, crossing the great river 16 times between Lhasa and the peach orchards of Nyingchi.
- Distance
- 435 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 29 min
- Average speed
- 125 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h

Stations
- 1 kmLhasa +2
- 6 km拉萨南 +1
- 20 kmBoitoi +1
- 33 kmXierong +1
- 53 kmGongga
- 63 km杰德秀
Show 26 more stations
- 73 km嘎扎
- 83 kmZhanang
- 94 kmZhaqi
- 108 km金鲁
- 115 km甲村
- 125 kmShannan
- 137 km明泽
- 153 kmSangri
- 160 km拜珍
- 174 kmWoka
- 190 kmBayu
- 204 km藏木
- 213 kmJiacha
- 222 km林达
- 235 kmRedang
- 248 km冲康
- 264 kmLangxian
- 276 km洞噶
- 295 km热米
- 303 km甲格
- 312 km下却
- 326 km奔中
- 336 kmXiaque
- 346 km里龙
- 361 kmKangsa
- 377 km扎绕
- 391 kmMilin
- 397 km雪嘎
- 408 kmGangga
- 420 km中沙坝
- 435 kmLinzhi
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- The 402 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 7963957 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: China Railway 12306, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway?
The Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway runs 435 km from Lhasa to Nyingchi.
How long does the Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 29 min for the 435 km. That is an average of 125 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway?
China Railway Qingzang Group, with CR200J Fuxing.
How old is the Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway?
The line has been in service since 2021. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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