Shamong
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 Shamong, Seni, Nagqu, Tibet, China
- Also known as: “Sangshung Railway Station”, “Sangxiong railway station”, “Shamong Railway Station”, “Xomong”, and “Xomong Railway Station”
Shamong
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Nagqu, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.02619° or 31° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
91.67353° or 91° 40′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8M3H2MGF+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4113467701OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7418190
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Shamong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桑雄”
- Chinese: “桑雄火车站”
- Chinese: “桑雄站”
- French: “Sangxiong”
- German: “Xomong-Bahnhof”
- Japanese: “桑雄駅”
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