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Qinghai-Tibet Railway unaffected by quake: official
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-17 16:50
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BEIJING - The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was not affected by Wednesday's devastating earthquake, Wang Zhiguo, vice minister of railways, said here Saturday.
The section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway closest to the quake epicenter in Yushu, Qinghai Province was 360 kilometers away, according to Wang.
The relief supplies transported to the quake-hit areas by rail mainly came by the Lanzhou-Qinghai Railway, which connects Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, with Xining, capital of Qinghai, said Wang.
By 8 a.m. Saturday, 45 cargo trains loaded with 26,000 tents, 60,000 cotton-padded overcoats, 145,000 quilts and other badly needed supplies had arrived in Yushu.
Moreover, four passenger trains had been deployed to transport the wounded from the quake-hit area.
