New railway links Lijiang, Shangri-la in southwest China
Updated: November 26, 2023 19:57Xinhua
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows a train running along the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A railway linking the cities of Lijiang and Shangri-la, two well-known tourist destinations in southwest China's Yunnan Province, opened to traffic on Sunday, according to local authorities. With the operation of this 139-km railway, the fastest trip between the two cities only takes 1 hour and 18 minutes. The railway also connects Shangri-la, in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, to the provincial capital Kunming. [Photo/Xinhua]
KUNMING, Nov. 26 -- A railway linking the cities of Lijiang and Shangri-la, two well-known tourist destinations in southwest China's Yunnan Province, opened to traffic on Sunday, according to local authorities.
With the operation of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway, the fastest travel time between the two cities will be 1 hour and 18 minutes.
The 139-km railway also connects Shangri-la, in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, to the provincial capital Kunming.
The new line will help improve transportation in ethnic minority areas, which will promote national unity, consolidate border stability, and promote Yunnan's high-quality development, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows a train passing the Xiaozhongdian station along the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Attendees pose for a group photo at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A square in front of the Shangri-la station is pictured in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows a train running along the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Attendees pose for a photo at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A passenger (L) asks conductors about souvenirs on the first passenger train running on the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers and staff members pose for a group photo with the first passenger train about to run on the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A train runs along the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows a train running along the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
People perform at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows a train running on a major bridge along the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Attendees holding commemorative train tickets pose for a group photo at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway at a square in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers show their commemorative train tickets on the first passenger train running on the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Attendees at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway pose for a photo in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
