Coordinates: 36°25′08″N 94°55′25″E / 36.41889°N 94.92361°E / 36.41889; 94.92361 Golmud east railway station, or Geermu east railway station (simplified Chinese: 格尔木东站; traditional Chinese: 格爾木東站; pinyin: gé ěr mù dōng zhàn) is a railway station in Golmud, Qinghai, China.
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