Travelling on the Qinghai-Tibet railway
Updated: 2016-07-08 15:49
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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A family returns home by taking the train from Lhasa to Xigaze, in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, on the Qinghai-Tibet railway, January 24, 2016. The Lhasa to Xigaze section, an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, makes traveling between the two cities more convenient. Passengers can return the same day if they depart in the morning. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The railway links Xining, the capital of Northwest China's Qinghai province, to Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
According to the China Railway Corp, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway had carried 115 million passengers and moved 448 million tons of goods as of May.
