Passengers on the world's highest train line rave about the stunning mountain views, but say the altitude sickness is ...

The Golmud-Lhasa section of Qinghai-Tibet railway line is 1,142 kilometers long, with 960 kilometers of it sitting at 4,000 meters above sea level. The protection of the fragile ecosystem ...

Sprawling over 1,142 kilometers, Qinghai-Tibet Railway which plays a significant role in accelerating the social and economic development of Qinghai Province and Tibet Autonomous Region in China, is ...

THE Chinese government announced on March 11 that the 253km extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway from the Tibetan capital Lhasa to the region's second city Xigaze ...

The Fenghuoshan Tunnel is part of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, a lifeline that connects the far-flung regions of China to the rest of the country. Crisis for Putin as North Sea oil collapses with ...

Running for 435.48km, the single-track electrified Lalin Railway is located in the southeastern Tibet valley between the Gangdise Mountains and the Himalayas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, running from ...

Say hello to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest railway and longest railroad built atop a plateau, currently also the only railway between Lhasa and mainland China. Because Tibet is ...

7. New Guanjiao Tunnel, China: 32.7km The New Guanjiao Tunnel, also known as the Guan Kok Tunnel, is a 32.65km rail tunnel on the 2nd line of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway passing through the ...

As the train passes through the Tibetan Plateau, passengers are treated to incredible views of Qinghai Lake (China’s largest lake), the Kunlun mountain range and the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve.

Train whistles would definitely frighten the Tibetan antelopes and disrupt their migration, Li explained. As a train driver who has been working along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway for more than 30 years ...

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Whether they're hair-raisingly fast, crossing spine-tingling bridges and viaducts or appearing to dangle in air, these trains offer rides that are anything but relaxing.