Gangcha
The Qinghai–Tibet railway or Qingzang railway, is a high-elevation railway line in China between Xining, Qinghai Province, and Lhasa, Tibet. With over 960 km of track being more than 4,000 m above sea level, it is the highest railway line in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Gangcha railway station”
Gangcha
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.24394° or 37° 14′ 38″ northLongitude
100.09789° or 100° 5′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8P9263VX+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1602495957OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q5521099
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Gangcha” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “刚察站”
- French: “Gangcha”
- Japanese: “剛察駅”
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