Amdo railway station
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Amdo railway station is the Qingzang railway
station
in Amdo County
, Nagchu, Tibet
.
The station is located 1524 km from Xining Railway Station
.
Qingzang railway
The Qinghai–Xizang railway, Qingzang railway, or Qinghai–Tibet railway , is a high-elevation railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in People's Republic of China....
station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Amdo County
Amdo County
Amdo County. is a small county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region.Its capital is Pagnag, located at 32°15'50" North, 91°40'50" East. Pagnag has a station on the new railway from Golmud to Lhasa. There is a major rail depot 3 km west of the town....
, Nagchu, Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
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The station is located 1524 km from Xining Railway Station
Xining Railway Station
Xining railway station is the main railway station serving the city of Xining in Qinghai, China. It is the first station on the Qingzang railway which connects the city with Lhasa in Tibet.-References:...
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Station layout
The station has a crossing loop and several goods sidings adjacent to the passenger station.See also
- AmdoAmdoAmdo is one of the three traditional regions of Tibet, the other two being Ü-Tsang and Kham; it is also the birth place of the 14th Dalai Lama. Amdo encompasses a large area from the Machu River to the Drichu river . While culturally and ethnically a Tibetan area, Amdo has been administered by a...
- List of stations on Qingzang railway