The Lijiang–Shangri-La railway or Lixiang railway (), is an electrified railway under construction in Yunnan Province of Southwest China, due to be completed in 2021. The shorthand name of the line is named after its two proposed terminal cities, Lijiang and Shangri-La. The line is slated to run from Lijiang railway station of the Dali–Lijiang railway, north to Shangri-La in northwestern Yunnan. It will have a design speed of . Despite approval of the project's feasibility plans by the National Development and Reform Commission in May 2009, construction did not begin until July 22, 2014. At the time, construction was expected to take six years. It was subsequently expected to open by the end of 2021, but was still under construction, with delays caused by flooding and landslips in the complex geological conditions. Rail connections Lijiang railway station: Dali–Lijiang railway See also List of railways in China References Railway lines in China Rail transport in Yunnan