[1] The travel time between Lhasa and Shigatse on this line is roughly three hours.

Soon after opening, the line became the primary mode of transport between Lhasa and Shigatse; the two destinations were previously only connected by road and air, and air travel was too expensive at the time for the large majority of local residents.

[4] The line includes 14 stations, of which only a few see regular passenger traffic (Qüxü, Rinbung).

[5] The completion of this project opened up possible extensions of the network further west and south into Nepal and to Yadong County, close to the border with Sikkim, India.

[7] However it has also been reported that the line will be extended to Gyirong County regardless of the progress on the China-Nepal railway.