 Plans also exist for the construction of short portage railways bypassing the dam area altogether . Two short rail lines , one on each side of the river , are to be constructed . The 88 kilometer long northern portage railway ( <unk> ) will run from the <unk> port facility ( <unk> ) on the northern side of the Yangtze , just upstream from the dam , via Yichang East Railway Station to the <unk> <unk> port facility in <unk> Town ( <unk> ) , below Yichang . The 95 kilometer long southern portage railway ( <unk> ) will run from <unk> ( upstream of the dam ) via Yichang South Railway Station to <unk> ( on the <unk> – Liuzhou Railway ) . 
