Lhasa-Nyingchi railway marks second anniversary

The opening and operation of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway has filled a gap in Tibet's southeastern regions, and reduced the travel distance between nine cities.

Zhu Lianxiang, an official at the Nyingchi Station, said in the past two years the railway company has been closely working with the regional government and education department to meet people's travel needs and provide aid for students traveling during vacations.

"We have been striving for transportation capacity policies and formulating targeted transportation plans, and we have successively arranged special rail trips for students, tourists and migrant workers between the region's cities of Nyingchi, Shigatse and Lhasa," Zhu said.

The Fuxing bullet train is expected to run on the Xining-Golmud section of the Qinghai-Tibet line by July 1. The high-speed train, which on this line can reach a top speed of 160 km per hour, will reduce the travel time between Xining and Golmud by roughly an hour.