Tanggula railway station
Encyclopedia
The Tanggula railway station is a railway station located in Amdo County
, Tibet Autonomous Region
, China
, near the border with the Tanggula Town, Qinghai
. The railway station has three tracks, one of them served by platform, and another one served by a very short sub-platform.
opened for service on July 1, 2006. The station is located 5,068 meters above sea level, surpassing Ticlio
(Peru
), at 4,829 m, Cóndor station
, at 4,786 m, on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line
in Bolivia
, and La Galera station
at 4,781 m in Peru
, and makes it the highest railway station in the world. It is no more than 1 kilometer away from the highest point
of rail track at 5,072 meters.
The station is 1.25 km long and covers 77002 square meters. There are 3 rail tracks in the station. The location of the station was specially chosen for the view from the platform.
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....
, Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, near the border with the Tanggula Town, Qinghai
Qinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
. The railway station has three tracks, one of them served by platform, and another one served by a very short sub-platform.
Introduction
This unstaffed station on the Qingzang railwayQingzang 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....
opened for service on July 1, 2006. The station is located 5,068 meters above sea level, surpassing Ticlio
Ticlio
Ticlio is a railway crossing loop on the Ferrocarril Central Andino in Peru whose main claim to fame is that it was the highest railway junction in the world, with an elevation of above sea-level. It lies at km 171 just on the Pacific side of the Andes watershed...
(Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
), at 4,829 m, Cóndor station
Cóndor station
Cóndor railway station on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line, Bolivia, is the highest station in the western hemisphere, at an altitude of 4,786 m above sea level....
, at 4,786 m, on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line
Rio Mulatos-Potosí line
The Rio Mulatos-Potosí line is a railway line in Bolivia, containing Cóndor station, the world's ninth highest railway station . It was the world's second until the completion of the Tanggula railway station on the Qingzang railway in the Tanggula Mountains, Tibet....
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, and La Galera station
Galera railway station
Galera is the second highest train station in the Western Hemisphere with an elevation of 4,777 m . It is situated in the Andes in Peru at km 172.7 on the Ferrocarril Central Andino line from Lima to Huancayo, immediately east of the 1.2 km Galera summit tunnel .The standard gauge line...
at 4,781 m in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and makes it the highest railway station in the world. It is no more than 1 kilometer away from the highest point
Tanggula Pass
The Tanggu La or Tanggu Pass is a wide mountain pass over 5000 meters elevation in the People's Republic of China used by the Qinghai–Tibet Highway and Railway to cross the Tanggula Mountains. These mountains form part of the watershed separating the Yangtze River to the north and a zone of...
of rail track at 5,072 meters.
The station is 1.25 km long and covers 77002 square meters. There are 3 rail tracks in the station. The location of the station was specially chosen for the view from the platform.
Schedules
As of 2010, no passenger transport service was available since the region is uninhabited. A through train may stop at the station to wait for another train coming from the opposite direction to pass, but passengers are required to remain on the train.See also
- Tanggula PassTanggula PassThe Tanggu La or Tanggu Pass is a wide mountain pass over 5000 meters elevation in the People's Republic of China used by the Qinghai–Tibet Highway and Railway to cross the Tanggula Mountains. These mountains form part of the watershed separating the Yangtze River to the north and a zone of...
- Qingzang railwayQingzang railwayThe 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....
- List of stations on Qingzang railway