1st batch of trains on highest railway
www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-03 07:48:46

Special report: Qinghai-Tibet Railway


Tibetan passengers appreciate the scenery outside the window on the train coded "Zang (Tibet) 2" from Lhasa of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region to Golmud of northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 1, 2006. "Zang 2" arrived at Golmud railway station at about 00:13 a.m. on July 2. (Xinhua Photo)


Tibetan man Urgyen points out his hometown of Amdo for passengers on the first train from Lhasa to Golmud. The train left Lhasa at 11:12 am on Saturday, covering 1,142 kilometres in 13 hours to arrive in Golmud just after midnight. (Xinhua Photo)

Editor: Yao Runping
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