Wudaoliang railway station

Wudaoliang railway station (Chinese: 五道梁站; pinyin: Wǔdàoliáng Zhàn) is a crossing loop on the China Railway line to Lhasa in Tibet.

Climate

Wudaoliang has a tundra climate (Köppen climate classification ET) with long, frigid, very dry winters and short, cool, less dry summers.

Climate data for Wudaoliang, Elevation: 4613m (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)
5.2
(41.4)
10.2
(50.4)
15.1
(59.2)
18.5
(65.3)
21.2
(70.2)
21.2
(70.2)
21.2
(70.2)
17.7
(63.9)
13.0
(55.4)
5.1
(41.2)
3.3
(37.9)
21.2
(70.2)
Average high °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6)
−5.9
(21.4)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.9
(37.2)
6.7
(44.1)
9.9
(49.8)
12.6
(54.7)
12.2
(54.0)
8.5
(47.3)
2.3
(36.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
−6.5
(20.3)
2.5
(36.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.2
(2.8)
−14.2
(6.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
−5.3
(22.5)
−0.4
(31.3)
3.2
(37.8)
6.0
(42.8)
5.5
(41.9)
1.9
(35.4)
−4.8
(23.4)
−11.5
(11.3)
−14.9
(5.2)
−5.0
(22.9)
Average low °C (°F) −22.8
(−9.0)
−21.3
(−6.3)
−17.3
(0.9)
−12.2
(10.0)
−5.9
(21.4)
−1.6
(29.1)
1.0
(33.8)
0.4
(32.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
−9.7
(14.5)
−17.9
(−0.2)
−21.2
(−6.2)
−10.9
(12.4)
Record low °C (°F) −37.7
(−35.9)
−35.5
(−31.9)
−31.3
(−24.3)
−23.4
(−10.1)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−11.5
(11.3)
−7.9
(17.8)
−9.3
(15.3)
−15.1
(4.8)
−26.4
(−15.5)
−28.5
(−19.3)
−31.7
(−25.1)
−37.7
(−35.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.05)
2.0
(0.08)
3.9
(0.15)
6.8
(0.27)
26.1
(1.03)
54.1
(2.13)
81.8
(3.22)
70.5
(2.78)
44.5
(1.75)
8.2
(0.32)
1.2
(0.05)
1.2
(0.05)
301.6
(11.88)
Average relative humidity (%) 50 47 45 48 58 68 69 68 70 59 46 47 56
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1]

Station layout

The station has a crossing loop and a few sidings shuntable in the Lhasa-bound direction.

A subway at the Lhasa end is provided for road traffic, rather than a level crossing.

Preceding station China Railway Following station
Chumaerhe
towards Xining
Qinghai–Tibet railway Xiushuihe
towards Lhasa

References

  1. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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