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The Tanggula (Dangla) railway station (Chinese: 唐古拉站; pinyin: Tánggǔlā zhàn) is a railway station located in Amdo County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, near the border with the Tanggula Town, Qinghai Province. The railway station has three tracks, one of them served by a platform, and another one served by a very short stub platform.
Since its construction, Tanggula Station has been the highest railway station in the world.
Introduction
This unstaffed station on the Qingzang railway opened for service on July 1, 2006. The station is located 5,068 metres (16,627 ft) above sea level – surpassing Cóndor station at 4,786 metres (15,702 ft) on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line in Bolivia and Galera Station at 4,781 m (15,681 feet) in Peru for title of highest railway station in the world. It is no more than 1 km (0.6 miles) away from the highest point of rail track at 5,072 metres (16,640 ft).
The station is 1.25 kilometres (4,100 ft) long and covers 77,002 square metres (19.028 acres). 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 scarcely inhabited. Although the train may stop at the station to wait for another train coming from the opposite direction to pass, passengers are required to remain on the train.
See also
List of highest railway stations in the world
List of stations on Qingzang railway
Qingzang railway
Tanggula Pass
References
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- Tanggula railway station
- Qinghai–Tibet railway
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- Ghum railway station
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- Tanggula South railway station
- Tanggula North railway station
- Rio Mulatos-Potosí line
- Galera railway station
