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Welcome to to
Qinghai Tibet Train aka the Lhasa Express official
website. Everything you need to know about the new
train to Tibet can be found here. Tibet tours and
permits can be arranged here as well.
Latest Tibet Train News
Everest at
risk as new road conquers roof of the world
It is meant to pave
the way for the Olympic torch, but Tibetans fear that
China's highway to heaven will mean yet more pollution and
repression...
1.5 million passengers take train to Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's
highest line linking the Tibetan capital of Lhasa with the
rest of China, transported 1.5 million passengers to the
Himalayan region in its first year, state press said Monday.
Chinese airlines forced to lower fares to compete with rail
... 13. The Qinghai-Tibet
railway opened July 1 and the train fare between
Chengdu and Lhasa is CNY331 ($41) with a sleeper fare of
CNY712. ...
Man dies on
Tibet train trip
... The man is the first passenger to
die on board the train, which has oxygenated ...
from the frontier town of Golmud to Lhasa on July 1, linking
Tibet with China's ...
Shanghai, Guangzhou to open rail
links to Tibet next month(09.18.2006)
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China will expand
train services to Tibet when it opens direct
services from both Shanghai and Guangzhou to Lhasa next
month, state media ...
More
Tibet train news...
Tours, Expedition, and sights
around Lhasa, Tibet
Photo Journal - In
and Around Tibet: (a
must see!)
What to bring to
Tibet:
- Camera with plenty of film or
Flash/SD memory cards. There are many places around
Lhasa where you can burn a CD.
- If you are doing a tour, bring a sleeping bag.
- Oxygen canister (if you are prone to altitude
sickness, available in Tibet). They are available in
Lhasa as well as all other major cities. Prices tend
to go up once you leave Lhasa.
- Altitude sickness medication (if prone to altitude
sickness).
- Warm hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses.
- Jacket.
- Good shoes.
The World's Highest
Railway
The Beijing-Lhasa train will run at a speed of 160 km per
hour on the plain, but will slow down at 120 km per hour
when it reaches the Qinghai-Tibet section.
The line includes the Tanggula Pass, at 5,072 m above sea
level the world's highest rail track. More than 960 km, or
over 80% of the railway, is at an altitude of more than
4,000 m. There are 675 bridges, totaling 159.88 km, and over
half the length of the railway is laid on permafrost.
Train T27 from Beijing to Lhasa takes 47 hours 28 minutes,
covering 4,064 km (2,500 miles), departs at 21:30 from
Beijing West, and arrives in Lhasa at 20:58 on the third
day.
It is reported that the useful tips for plateau travel will
be printed on the back of the ticket and passengers who want
to go to Lhasa should fill in a "health registration card",
which should be hand into the trainman when getting onto the
train. Besides, no smoking is required on the train.
According to the stipulation of the Ministry of Railways,
the Qingzang Railway (Qinghai-Tibet Railway) is not allowed
to hold passengers over strength. All the trains to Lhasa
require one ticket for one seat/berth. No standing-room-only
ticket is on sale.
In addition to Beijing, some other Chinese cities, including
Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, will also launch direct
railway passenger transportation to Lhasa as of July 1 2007,
Zhang said.
Golmund to Lhasa:
The Stations In Between the new railway
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There
are 45 stations along the 1972 km long Qinghai-Tibet
railway from Xining to Lhasa and every station has
unique scenery. To provide travelers better opportunity
to enjoy the stunningly beautiful scenery on that way,
nine scenery viewing platforms have been set up at nine
stations. These include: Yuzhu Peak Station, Chumaer
River. Tuotuo river, Buqiangge, Tanggula Mountain, Lake
Namtso, Nagqu, Damshung, Yambajan. The platform is
around 500-meter long and 1.25 meters high. On the
platform, visitors can enjoy the views around that area
and take photos. The authority has scheduled the trains
so that passengers will be able to make use of the
viewing platforms during daytime.
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