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Lhasa's Train


Rene Limbourg

A train to Tibet ! The chinese people made it and claimed it : the highest altitude railroad in the world. For the last five years, 35 000 workers have laid down track in bitter cold and at high altitude over the 1 142 kms between Golmud and Lhasa. Almost the entire route lies over 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) high -- at its highest point, the Tangula Pass, it is 5,072 meters (16,640 feet) above sea level. 34 train stations, 11 tunnels, 2 647 bridges were completed for the opening date, the 1st July 2006. The project cost 33 billion yuan (approximately €3.46 billion).



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