Qinghai-Tibet railway linked-up

China announced the completion of Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's most elevated railway on Oct. 15, 2005. The track-laying of Germu to Lhasa section, with a total length of 1,142 kilometres was launched on June 29, 2001. Photo taken on Oct. 12 shows builders are celebrating the completion of track-laying in Lhasa station.

China announced the completion of Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's most elevated railway on Oct. 15, 2005. The track-laying of Germu to Lhasa section, with a total length of 1,142 kilometres was launched on June 29, 2001. Photo taken on Oct. 12 shows that workers are decorating locomotive No. 1083, the first one of this kind in Tibet Autonomous Region.

China announced the completion of Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's most elevated railway on Oct. 15, 2005. The track-laying of Germu to Lhasa section, with a total length of 1,142 kilometres was launched on June 29, 2001. Photo taken on Oct. 12 shows builder is linking up the last track with the whole railway line.

China announced the completion of Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's most elevated railway on Oct. 15, 2005. Photo shows the track-laying process underway in Lhasa station.

Another history has been made when China announced the completion of Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's most elevated railway on Oct. 15, 2005. The landmark project, being the world's longest plateau railway, stretches 1,956 kilometres from Xining to Lhasa. The track-laying of Germu to Lhasa section, with a total length of 1,142 kilometres was launched on June 29, 2001. Photo shows the track-laying process underway in Lhasa station.