Start operated on 15 August 2014. A further extension to the Nepalese border is planned. The nearest railhead in India is the station of New Jalpaiguri, a suburb of Siliguri, West Bengal. Shigatse Peace Airport began operations on 30 October 2010 and was Tibet's fifth commercial airport. It is located 43 kilometres from central Shigatse at Jangdam Township at an altitude of 3,782 metres. The airport is designed to handle up to 230,000 passengers annually by 2020. China National Highway 318 References Citations Sources Das, Sarat Chandra. 1902. Lhasa and Central Tibet. Reprint: Mehra Offset Press, Delhi. 1988. Dorje, Gyurme. 1999. Footprint Tibet Handbook. 2nd Edition. Bath, England. . Also published in Chicago, U.S.A. . Dowman, Keith. 1988. The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide, p. 59. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. (ppk). Richardson, Hugh E (1984). Tibet and its History. Second Edition, Revised and Updated. Shambhala Publications, Boston. . External links Fort of Shigatse in 1902, Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection Populated places in Tibet Shigatse Populated places in Shigatse