The Lijiang–Shangri-La railway or Lixiang railway (), is an electrified
railway
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under construction in
Yunnan Province
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of
Southwest
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China
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, due to be completed in 2021. The shorthand name of the line is named after its two proposed terminal cities,
Lijiang
Lijiang (), also known as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) made of Gucheng ...
and
Shangri-La
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Dali–Lijiang railway The Dali–Lijiang railway or Dali railway (), is a single-track electrified railroad in Yunnan Province of Southwest China. The line runs from Dali to Lijiang and was built from 2004 to 2009. Despite approval of the project's feasibility plans by the
National Development and Reform Commission
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in May 2009, construction did not begin until July 22, 2014. At the time, construction was expected to take six years. It was subsequently expected to open by the end of 2021, but was still under construction, with delays caused by flooding and landslips in the complex geological conditions.
Dali–Lijiang railway The Dali–Lijiang railway or Dali railway (), is a single-track electrified railroad in Yunnan Province of Southwest China. The line runs from Dali to Lijiang and was built from 2004 to 2009.List of railways in China
The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in China. For the high-speed network, see List of high-speed railway lines in China.
North–south direction
Beijing-Harbin Corridor
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