🏔️ Taglang La

Taglang La or Tanglang La, elevation 5,328 metres (17,480 ft), is a high altitude mountain pass in Leh district in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is located on the NH3 Leh–Manali Highway. Rail-cum-road tunnels are being constructed under the Taglang La, Lungalacha La and Bara-lacha la to cater for the traffic from existing NH3 & under-construction Bhanupli–Leh line. Once railway line is completed, the elevation in metres according to the SRTM data will make it the World's Highest Railway Station at 5,256.25 metres (17,245 ft), overtaking Tangulla railway station currently at 5,068 metres (16,627 ft) at in Tibet Autonomous Region of China