Railway · People's Republic of China

How much does Sichuan–Tibet railway cost?

The Sichuan-Tibet railway is a 1,838-kilometre line from Chengdu in Sichuan to Lhasa in Tibet, built in three sections: Chengdu-Ya'an (140 km, opened 28 December 2018), Lhasa-Nyingchi (opened 25 June 2021) and the 1,011-km Ya'an-Nyingchi section with 72 tunnels totalling 838 km, under construction since 10 November 2020 and expected to finish by the end of 2030. Seetao reports total investment of about CNY 319.8 billion, the figure Wikipedia also gives for the whole project; the earlier USD 49.6 billion answer with a 2021 completion was a list stand-in.

Published project estimate

CNY 319.8 billion

Approximately $47.47 billion

Cost basis: 2022

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Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Published project estimate2022
seetaoe.com

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Key dimensions

Total lengthSeetao
1838 km

Project record

Timeline

  1. 10 November 2020

    Construction started

    Seetao
  2. 31 December 2030

    Current completion estimate

    Seetao

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