From Beijing To Lhasa: China's Railway Across The Roof of The World

From Beijing to Lhasa
Chinas Railway Across the Roof of the World
By www.ChinaTibetTrain.Com
Since the founding of the Republic of China by Mr.Mao Ze ong in 1949, it has been China's dream to have a railway to connect China Mainland and Tibet. Tibet Highland is the last area to remain unconnected owing to great and insurmountable obstacles. Since the 1950s, among the many challenge facing Chinese railway planners, the following were the most significant. >> Formidable mountain barriers >> Unstable permafrost& swampy wetlands >> A Fragile Ecosystem
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Question? How do you build a railway across these high mountains to China's most remote place, Tibet?
Kunlun Mountain Range

Tibet is Mother of Thousands of Mountains, mountain range that divides Tibet from the rest of China, how the rail builders can guarantee that a train to Lhasa, which China has dreamed of since the 1950s'. About 85 percent of the entire rail track is located in the forbidden zone. this is also known as the Death Zone, because of the air, harsh and unpredictable weather. Fierce sandstorms and high UV radiation. Annual average temp is minus Zero. Temp drops as low as -45 degrees C. Average altitude of rail track here is 13500 feet above the sea level. the highest point 16,700 feet making it the world's most elevated track. When construction the Fenghuo Mountain Tunnel - 16,000 it above sea Level - workers had to be equipped with oxygen cylinders. An Oxygen-producing station to "feed the tunnel was built. Seventeen such station were built along the railway line equipped with high-pressure oxygen cabins for workers to recover. www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
Unstable Permafrost
There is a total of 550km of permafrost along the rail route. Permafrost is soft and wet soil in summer, hard and expanding in winter a nightmare for all railroad engineers. The most viable solution is the building of stone embamements for the railroad foundation. In some places. Engineer bury ventilation pipes in the ground to allow cold air to circulate underneath the rail-bed.
In other spots, a pipe called a thermosiphon is sunk 15 feet into the ground and filled at the bottom with ammonia. The ammonia becomes gas at low temperatures. Giving off a vapour that draws heat from the bottom with ammonia. The ammonia becomes gas at low temperatures. Giving off a vapor that draw heat the bottom of the tube and flushes it out the top.
Building a bridge over the permafrost. This has the least impact on the rea. But is also th most expensive. Eg. The 11.7 km Qingshuihe Bridge is the world-longest Bridget buit on permafrost. A round-the-clock monitoring system bas been installed to keep tab on the temperature change along the 550km permafrost stretch of the route.
Environmental protection of fragile ecosystem Environmental protection of fragile ecosystem

Some RMB 2.54 billion wasinvested invested by authorities in the environmental protection in the Some RMB 2.54 billion was byChinese Chinese authorities in the environmental project. protection in the project. - Protection of the ecological environment has been a essential concern in the design. The routes were - Protection ofthat thethey ecological environment essential concern in the design. selected so would keep away fromhas the been major a habitats of wild animals. E.g. the original routes was abandoned because it passed through the reserves of black-necked cranes. While in The routes were selected so that they would keep away from the major habitats ofsome wild other places like the section cutting through the Hohxil. Qumare and Soga nature reserves. the planners animals. E.g. the originalto routes was abandoned because it Tibetan passedantelope throughand thewild reserves minimized disturbance the nature reserves for endangered ass by building 25 passageways for wild animals based on their migration of black-necked cranes. While in some other places like habit. the section cutting through the Hohxil. Qumare and Soga nature reserves. the planners minimized disturbance to the Reducing adverse impact on ecological environment to the minimum rail25 construction. nature reserves for endangered Tibetan antelope and wild ass by during building passageways for wild animals based on their migration habit. All the train cars are installed with environment-friendly toilets. wastewater deposit tanks and garbage treatment facilities to protect the environment along the route.
Reducing adverse impact on ecological environment to the minimum during rail construction. All the train cars are installed with environment-friendly toilets. wastewater deposit tanks and garbage treatment facilities to protect the environment along the route.
Beijing West Train Station - Where the Train Travel Begins www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
The Flatform Beijing to Lhasa shows the train number is T27 www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
A Chinese Girl shows her Tickets Beijing to Lhasa, the train attendants will start working www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
The Flatform Beijing to Lhasa shows the train number is T27 www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway stretches for 1956 kilometers from Xining, Capital of Qinghai province to Lhasa. It cost the Chinese Government approx. USD 4.1 billion and was completed in June 2006. one year ahead of schedule. www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
View the scenery through the window
Tibet is Chins most remote province and has been part of China since the time of emperor Kublai Khan, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is the home of the Chiru-Tibetan Antelope. Chiru is a highly protected animal in China. Four national protected areas have been set aside specifically to safeguard Tibetan Plateau wildlife species. Including chiru populations and habitat; Chang Tang Nature reserve. Xianzu Naure. Kekexili national reserve, and Arjin Shan nature reserve.
Restaurant Car in Tibet Train
The Cook in the train
The soft sleeping berth car, in which compartment there are 4 berths. www.ChinaTibetTrain.com
The hard sleeping berth car, in which compartment there are 6 berths.
The total length of Qinghai Tibet railway is 1956km. the line includes the Tanggula Pass at 5072m, above sea level the worlds highest rail track. The 1338m Fenghuoshan Tunnel is the highest tunnel is the world. At 4905m above sea level. The 3345m Yangbajing tunnel in the longest on the line. The Cook tunnel in the train www.ChinaTibetTrain.com

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View the scenery through the window

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