
Quingzang railway is a high-altitude
railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in China.The total length of
Qingzang railway is 1956 km. The 1142 km section between Golmud and Lhasa was inaugurated on 1
July 2006 by president Hu Jintao. The line includes the Tanggula Pass,
which, at 5,072 m (16,640 feet) above sea level, is the world's highest rail track. The 1,338 m Fenghuoshan tunnel is the highest rail tunnel in the world at 4,905 m above sea level. The 4,010-m Guanjiao tunnel is the
longest tunnel from Xining to Golmod and the 3,345-m Yangbajing tunel is the longest tunnel from Golmod to Lhasa. More than
960 km, or over 80% of the Golmud-Lasa section, is at an altitude of more than 4,000 m. There are 675 bridges, totalling
159.88 km, and about 550 km of the railway is laid on permafrost.
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