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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- Total lengthSeetao
- 1838 km
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