Qarhan Railway Station
The Qarhan or Cha'erhan railway station is a station on the Qingzang Railway at Qarhan in Golmud County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.
Qarhan station is located in Qarhan Playa of the Qaidam Basin, near Dabusun Lake where major salt works are located. As of 2012, a 25 km (16 mi) private railway branch from this station to the nearby facilities of the Zangge Potash Co Ltd. is under construction.
Most passenger trains pass through Qarhan without stopping. As of 2017, just one train a day in each direction (local service Xining–Golmud) stops there.
See also
References
- ^ 青海格尔木藏格钾肥有限公司铁路专用线项目开工 Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, 2012-02-18
- ^ Qarhan train schedule
| Preceding station |  China Railway
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Following station | ||
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| Dabusun towards Xining
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Qinghai–Tibet railway | Yushuihe towards Lhasa
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36°47′58″N 95°17′55″E / 36.79944°N 95.29861°E
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