Journey to top of the world
One passenger suggested that if the train were to chug along for seven more hours, it would reach India. That was after China's newest marvel the Tibet Express or the Qinghai-Tibet train had heaved its way along the world's highest railroad to the roof of the world.
In July 2006, China linked the Tibet Autonomous Region to the rest of the country with this engineering miracle, which involved laying a 1,142-kilometer track through some of the highest and most inhospitable terrains. The peak was the pass into the Tibetan plateau rising to 5,072 meters, a height at which Qomolangma summiteers set
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As the train races across the Lhasa Bridge, the Potala Palace can be clearly seen in the background. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway opened in July last year. Xinhua |
