Source: CCTV.com

07-04-2006 10:55

The first direct passenger train from China's capital of Beijing has arrived in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The inaugural train, carrying some 800 passengers, arrived at Lhasa Railway Station at 8:55 p.m. on Monday. It started its 4,060 kilometer journey from Beijing West Station at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Along the way, it passed major cities such as Shijiazhuang, Xi'an, Lanzhou and Xining. The train arrived in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province at 6 p.m. on Sunday. From there... it began its run on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which went into operation on Saturday. The 1,956-kilometer-long Qinghai-Tibet railway stretches from Xining to Lhasa. It is the world's highest and longest plateau railroad. And also the first railway to connect the Tibet region with the rest of China.

 

Editor:Chen Minji