The Lhasa-Chengdu train on a mountainplain in altitude 4.300 m (13.320 feet)
The 7 tunnels and 286 bridges on the new Qinghai-Tibet Railway has a total length of 80 km (50 miles). The train Lhasa-Xining is seen at altitude 4.100 m (12.750 feet)
The train from Lhasa to Xining is one of only four passengertrains a day on the new Qinghai-Tibet railway. The locomotives were built in 2006 by General Electric, Pennsylvania, USA
Qinghai-Tibet railway has a length of 1.142 km (710 miles). All in all 960 km (595 miles) of the line is above altitude 4.000 m (12.400 feet), and 20 km (12 miles) is even above 5.000 m (15.500 fe... (more)
The mountains of Tibet, where a new railway was opened in july 2006. This train is headed for Chengdu, 3.360 km and 46 hours away. The highest point on the Tibet line is at 16.640 feet (5.072 m) -... (more)
