What important role does the Sichuan-Tibet Lalin Railway play in the transport corridor?

It is often said that "if you want to be rich, build roads first". China has always been called "infrastructure madman" on the road to prosperity. In order to develop the city, we can see spacious main roads, elevated roads and underground subway tracks on the flat ground of the city; In order to develop the rural economy and help the poor, almost every village has access to roads; In order to develop the western economy, overhauling the railway will prevent the slow development of the western economy caused by the traffic difficulties between the east and the west. So what kind of important role did the opening of the Sichuan-Tibet Lalin Railway play in the transportation corridor?

First, improve the western railway network. In fact, for the development of the west, China has built many railways in the west, such as sichuan-tibet railway, Yunnan-Tibet Railway and Gansu-Tibet Railway. However, these railways are not completely connected. Sometimes, it may take a long way to get from one city to another by train, and even you need to transfer to other means of transportation to get to your destination. Lalin Railway is the same section of the above three railways, which can better connect the three railways. In addition, the Lalin Railway is also connected with the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which can optimize and improve the layout of the western railway network.

Second, increase the transportation capacity in southeast Tibet. Before the completion of Lalin Railway, there was no railway in southeast Tibet, and the external traffic was mainly road traffic, supplemented by air flight.

However, as we all know, the smoothness of highway traffic still pays more attention to climate. If the weather is bad, it is likely to increase the incidence of traffic accidents when the roads are impassable or forced to pass, while the southeastern part of Tibet is prone to closing mountains and breaking roads in winter because of its high altitude. Although air transport is less affected, the biggest drawback of air transport is its relatively small transport capacity.

This can be changed after the opening of Lalin Railway. Railway transportation has the characteristics of all-weather and large volume, which can greatly increase the transportation capacity of southeast Tibet and promote its economic development.

Third: promote the development of tourism along the route. It is often said that Tibet has pleasant scenery and many people want to see it. However, most people who go to Tibet only go where the railway passes, and only a few people see the scenery that others can't see on foot or by bike when they go to road trip. The tourism resources along Linzhi-Lhasa are very rich, but due to inconvenient transportation, they are greatly restricted and have not been well developed, but the opening of Lalin Railway will change this. On the one hand, the beautiful scenery along the Lalin Railway will be seen by more people; On the other hand, it can reach Dali, Lijiang, Kunlun Mountain, Chengdu and other famous tourist cities through Yunnan-Tibet Railway, Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Chenglin Railway, forming a relatively perfect tourist belt and promoting the development of tourism in Tibet.

To sum up: from the above three points, the sentence "If you want to be rich, build roads first" is definitely correct. The opening of Lalin Railway can greatly promote the economic development of the western region.