Scenic route
Lhasa–Shigatse Railway
Lhasa → Shigatse · China
- Distance
- 253 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 40 min
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- China Railway
- Train
- 25T plateau coaches
- Countries
- China
- In service since
- 2014
A high-altitude spur off the Qinghai–Tibet line, tunnelling through the mountains to trace the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon to Tibet’s second city.
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