The Qinghai-Tibet railway, also called the Qingzang railway, is a high-elevation railway line in China running between Xining in Qinghai Province and Lhasa in Tibet. More than 960 kilometers of its track sit above 4,000 meters in elevation, making it the highest railway line in the world.
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Completion Year SignificanceWith over 960 kilometers of track more than 4,000 meters above sea level, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the highest railway line in the world, and its route includes both the world's highest railway station and the world's highest rail tunnel. 1 Connections
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Source Qinghai-Tibet Railway (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Qinghai-Tibet Railway
WikipediaConstruction section, Golmud-Lhasa opening
opened to regular trial service on 1 July 2006
Introduction section, elevation records
With over 960 km (600 mi) of track being more than 4,000 m (13,123 ft) above sea level, it is the highest railway line in the world.
Introduction, passenger service
Passenger trains run from Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xining, and Lanzhou.
In Group: Intercity and Transcontinental Railways, Lead sentence
The Qinghai-Tibet railway or Qingzang railway (Standard Tibetan: མཚོ་བོད་ལྕགས་ལམ།, mtsho bod lcags lam; simplified Chinese: 青藏铁路; traditional Chinese: 青藏鐵路; pinyin: Qīngzàng Tiělù) is a high-elevation railway line in China between Xining, Qinghai Province, and Lhasa, Tibet.
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Operated By: China Railway Qingzang Group, Infobox: operatorQuote, Operated By: China Railway Qingzang Group, Infobox: operator
China Railway Qingzang Group
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