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| Qinghai-Tibet Railway preparing for first winter |
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| www.chinaview.cn
2006-10-01 13:59:12
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Railways
is carrying out detailed inspections and maintenance along China's Qinghai-Tibet
Railway to ensure the trains run safely across the world's highest plateau
during the winter, said ministry spokesman, Wang Yongping.
About 550 kilometers of track run over unstable
permafrost which is prone to heaving. Temperatures high up on the Qinhai plateau
can drop to minus 45 degrees in the winter.
Wang said emergency measures are also being
developed.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway stretches 1,956 kilometers
from Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, capital of
Tibet Autonomous Region. About 960 kilometers of the track is 4,000 meters above
sea level, with the highest point at 5,072 meters. Enditem
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