Recent research by Chinese scientists highlights the significant effects of global climate change over the past 36 years on ...

China's first fully electrified bullet train is now on the tracks in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet The new railroad connects Tibet's capital, Lhasa, to the city of Nyingchi, about 423 ...

All tourists come into Tibet through Lhasa, accessible via the Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) and the Lhasa Railway Station. To get to either the airport or train station, you must first fly into ...

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 ...

9. The highest speed of any train on a plateau frozen-earth railway anywhere in the world. The Qinghai-Tibet train can reach speeds of 100 kilometers per hour on frozen-earth sections and up to ...

A vast railway line will be made up of tunnels passing through 105 miles (170km) above the clouds - if Beijing's project ever ...

By the way, in the early 2000s, a new section of the Golmud-Lhasa railroad was built in Tibet, and part of the route runs at ...