Final construction for Qinghai-Tibet Railway

- Qinghai-Tibet Railway to start trial operation soon
- Lhasa Railway Station to put into trial operation
- Lash-up projects added on Tibetan railway
- Tibet's 1st railway to start unmanned operation
- Qinghai-Tibet Railway project to complete
- China denies plans for int'l railway lines
- Qinghai-Tibet railway project to complete
- China Railway Ministry pledges Tibetan railway smooth operation
- Trains to Lhasa from 5 cities to set off in Xining
- Construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway winds up
- Rail connection to link up Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet
- Tibet rail section gets major checkup
- Qinghai-Tibet railway test run prepared
- Shanghai strives for straight train to Lhasa
- 45-hour trip from Chengdu to Lhasa
- Trainman training for Chengdu-Lhasa train to start
- Qinghai-Tibet Railway expected to be extended from Lhasa to Xigaze


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Qinghai-Tibet railway test run prepared



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Chinese railway workers have started a 100-day-long large-scale check and maintenance of the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet railway on Wednesday in preparation for its test run on July 1.

The railway's operator, the Qinghai-Tibet Railways Company, made the decision to carry out the final preparations after a cargo train's trial operation result on the section on March 1, said sources with the Chinese Ministry of Railways.

The company hopes to ensure trains can run on sections built on the frozen belt at a stable speed of 100 km per hour. Trains running on the non-frozen belt should travel at a speed of 120 km per hour, and trains running on other sections built on zigzag lands should move at a slower speed of 80 km per hour.

The ministry said the company has pooled a number of skilled railways workers and engineers for the final campaign.

China announced the completion of the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet railway at the end of last year, and plans to launch trial operations in July this year.

Built on the "Roof of the World " and zigzagging across 5,000-meter-high mountain ranges and a 550-km-long frozen belt, the 1,956-km-long Qing-Tibet railway in China has rewritten the history of railway construction.

After test runs in July 2006, the new railway will link Lhasa with other major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xining, Chengdu and Guangzhou, according to the railways ministry sources.

It will also carry 75 percent of all the inbound cargo into Tibet, cutting transport costs and boosting local economy.





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45-hour trip from Chengdu to Lhasa



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Tour train from Chengdu to Lhasa will be launched July 1 sources from Chengdu Railway Bureau and International Travel Agency of Chengdu Railway.

The trip will cost about 45 hours starting from Chengdu to Lhasa via Baoji, Lanzhou, Xining and Golmud, and travel routes of this railway line will be pushed after 2 months.

The Chengdu-Lhasa train will pass 19 stations on section of Golumd-Lhasa. 5 stations with long-time stop are the best well-known scenic spots of Qinghai-Tibet plateau. "People'll show strong interest to the scenes they can view on this trip which can never be seen by air." said Mr.Hu, head of International Travel Agency of Chengdu Railway who has investigated along this railway line for 3 months in 2005.



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Shanghai Railway Bureau is striving for launching passenger train to Lhasa July 1 when Qinghai-Tibet Railway will launch its trial operation, sources from related department.

Preparations including ticket price, schedule, and trainman selection are under tense proceeding. The straight Shanghai-Lhasa trip will cost about 52 hours by train.

"Ticket price of Shanghai-Lhasa train may be same with Shanghai-Urumchi." told by a related principal of Shanghai Railway Travel Agency. In addition, special group will enter Tibet for investigation of tour routes, sceneries and other items. Decided quoted price of travel in Tibet by train will be told at the end of March according to this principal.

July 1 in 2006, Qinghai-Tibet Railway will launch its trial operation, announced by State Ministry of Railways. The first group of trains entering Tibet will be from Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shanghai deployed by State Ministry of Railways.

Specials trains with a plateau oxygen supply system are equipped to guarantee smooth operation and passengers' safety in an extremely cold and anoxic environment.

In addition, passengers also can be served with comfortable dining-rooms and bathrooms.