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Tibet's first bullet train line enters service
Tibet is an autonomous region within China and is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. It is the highest region on Earth with an average elevation of over 4,000 m, including Mount Everest. With a population of over 300,000, Lhasa is the capital city whose elevation reaches over 3,600 meters. There is already the world’s highest train route from Xining, Qinghai, which opened in 2006.
Last month, China started operating a new high-speed train service that covers 400 kilometers from Nyingchi, Tibet. It is part of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, a 1,740-kilometer line that will eventually link Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. The specially built trains are equipped with automated oxygen supply systems to keep the oxygen level, double-layer glass windows to cut the high UV, and dual engines, electric and internal combustion, to travel this high-altitude region.
It is thought to be part of China’s grand plan to integrate distinct regions and cultures. In fact, they have already developed a nearly 40,000-kilometer highspeed railway network and will add another 30,000 kilometers by 2035. Indeed, China’s high-speed railway systems seem to connect peoples, places, and cultures.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about China’s latest high-speed and high-elevation train system.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/lhasa-nyingchi-high-speed-railway-china-tibet/index.html
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