The Lixiang Railway was officially completed and opened to traffic today. Lijiang to Shangri-La can reach it in 1 hour and 18 minutes at the earliest.

CTOnews.com November 26 news, today, Lijiang-Shangri-La railway opened operation, the earliest 1 hour 18 minutes between the two places can reach, Kunming via Dali, Lijiang can be directly to Shangri-La.

This marks that Diqing will enter the "bullet train era" and end the history of being closed to railways. Yunnan Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with an average elevation of 3380 meters, is integrated into the national railway network.

According to reports, the line is located in the transitional zone between the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, connecting Lijiang Ancient City, Lashihai, Yulong Snow Mountain, Tiger leaping Gorge and many other famous scenic spots, and is known as the "Beautiful Yunling Sky Road."

The line, with a design speed of 140 kilometers per hour and a total length of 139 kilometers, is a national first-class single-track electrified railway. The stations with access to CTOnews.com are as follows:

Lijiang

La Shihai

Daluo

Xinshang

Tiger leaping Gorge

Luosiwan

Prickly ash slope

Wan Lamu

Pond cloth

Xiaozhongdian

Luji

Gudu Valley

Shangri-La

The railway department said that at the beginning of the operation of the Lixiang Railway, eight passenger trains were arranged to operate every day, from Kunming, Dali and Lijiang stations to Shangri-La Station, which could be reached in 4 hours and 30 minutes, 3 hours and 58 minutes and 1 hour and 18 minutes respectively.

In addition, at the initial stage of operation, the maximum fare discount is 10% of the published ticket price and the lowest is 30% discount. The published ticket price can be queried through China Train 12306. At the same time, two freight trains are arranged to operate. Building materials, daily necessities and other goods can be quickly transported to Shangri-La by railway, and livestock products and local products along the line can be sold to all parts of the country through railways.