Highlights
One year anniversary of Qinghai-Tibet railway marked
Container freight transportation was added to Qinghai-Tibet Railway on July 1, 2007, the one year inauguration anniversary of the world´s highest railway.
Beijing train arrives in Lhasa
The 1st direct passenger train from Beijing has arrived in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The inaugural train, carrying some 800 passengers, arrived at Lhasa Railway Station at 8:55 p.m. on July 3, 2006.
Headlines
- What the train brings to Tibet
- Touching "the Sky Road", Qinghai-Tibet Railway
- Qinghai-Tibet Railway meets national standards
- Vice premier calls for improved management of Qinghai-Tibet railway
- One year anniversary of Qinghai-Tibet railway marked
- Railway lifts Tibet´s foreign trade by 75% in 10 months
- Why China built Qinghai-Tibet Railway?
- Railway helps developing Tibetan culture
- Price leverage to apply in Tibet tourism
- Constructor: worthy to work for the railway
- Engineer Jin: I "guard" the passengers on Railway
- Qinghai-Tibet Railway reduces Tibetans medical costs
- Train speed to accelerate - chief dispatcher
- Qinghai-Tibet Railway Dispatcher receives 1,000 calls a day
- Beijing train arrives in Lhasa
- Railway opening boosts tourism
- President Hu attends launching ceremony of Qinghai-Tibet railway
- Railway changes tourism
- Railway´s impact on Tibetans
- Qinghai-Tibet Railway reveals wonder
Qinghai－Tibet railway
About Qinghai－Tibet Railway
Qinghai-Tibet Railway to boost boader trade in Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet railway which will undergo trial operations on July 1 will not only link Tibet with other parts of China but also boost border trade on this plateau, local government sources said Wednesday.
Technology Takes Qinghai-Tibet Railway Line to New Level
The new Qinghai-Tibet Railway line the highest on earth will endure the harsh conditions along the "Roof of the World" thanks to new technology and constant monitoring.
Trains are a cheaper way to see Tibet
Sleeping on a train´s hard berth from Beijing to Tibet may cost you less than US$100 in the near future, only one-third of a one-way air ticket at present.
Qinghai-Tibet railway to transport 4,000 more tourists to Tibet each day
According to Liao Lisheng, head of the Tibetan tourism bureau, the number of tourists in Tibet will be increased to 5,000 to 6,000 every day after the railway opens to passengers.
Qinghai-Tibet Railway ticket price
The ticket for Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been confirmed, sources from the 8th conference of the leading group for Qinghai-Tibet Railway construction.
