A look outside the window
Salama and Albin inside the compartment
Dangxiong 4,293 m, clean and empty railwaystation
The floor inside along the coach
Unending foothills in front of the high mountains
Riverbed of Nam Cho
No one on the highway
Snow just in a bit higher altitude
The remain of workers temporary accommodations
Small pool beside the track
Impressive cloud formations
Near Amdo
Cuona Lake near Amdo
Close ride beside the Cuona Lake
Cuona Lake
Cuona Lake
View out the window to the Cuona Lake
Nagqu River near Amdo
Erosion protection
Amdo Station
Climbing to the high Tanggula Mountains
Climbing more and more higher and higher
Erosion protection every where
The high mountans in the background
Vista to the landscape near Thangla Ri
Far view to the Snow Mountains
Tonggula Mountain
Close to the Tanggula Snow Mountain
Info display inside the train coach
Reach the Tanggula Mountain Pass 5,231 Meters
Every seconds an different amazing view to the mou…
The highway goes beside the train track
One more view to the snow fields and glaciers
The first runlet of the Yangtze River
Closer view to the Tanggula Mountain
Along the Tanggula mountain range
Tanggula Mountain range
Bizarre rock strata near Tanggula town
Along the Tongtian River
Late in the afternoon
Headstream of the Changjiang River (Yangtze River)
Inside the dining coach
We enjoy the food in the train coach
First view in the early morning ...
Railway station in Xining
Arriving Xining railway station on the dot
Xining Station Plaza
Children's playground in Xining
Xining Peoples Park
Children paradise in Xining
Little girl has fun in a big plastic bulb
Xining around the Public Park
Playing Diabolo in the Namsan Park
A kite flying over the Namsan Park in Xining
Xining People's Park
Xining People's Park
Xining People's Park called Renmin Gongyuan
Ourselves in Xining
Xining skyline behind the Public Park
Diane, our Chinese friend in Xining
New building constructions every where in Xining
Salama und Diane, our friend in Xining
Residential district with shopping center
View over the grain fields to the highway
Along the Zang Po river
Our group is boarding the train
The railway goes mostly on piles
The tickets for a sleeping car
The trail on the piles
The map of the railway from Lhasa to Xining
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The track goes along the Tsang Po valley
Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world's highest railway. Some 960 kilometers of its tracks are located 4,000 meters above sea level and the highest point is 5,072 meters.
The railway extends 1,972 kilometers from Qinghai's provincial capital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet. The Golmud-Lhasa section zigzags 1,142 kilometers across the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges.
About 550 kilometers of the tracks run on frozen earth, the longest such railroad on earth.
Tanggula Railway Station (5,068 meters above sea level) is the highest railway station in the world.
Fenghuoshan Tunnel (4,905 meters above sea level) is the world's most elevated tunnel on frozen earth.
Kunlun Mountain Tunnel (1,686 meters) is the world's longest high altitude tunnel built on frozen earth.
There are a total of 45 stations along the rail line.
The maximum train speed is designed to reach 100 km per hour in the frozen earth areas and 120 km per hour on non-frozen earth.
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The railway extends 1,972 kilometers from Qinghai's provincial capital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet. The Golmud-Lhasa section zigzags 1,142 kilometers across the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges.
About 550 kilometers of the tracks run on frozen earth, the longest such railroad on earth.
Tanggula Railway Station (5,068 meters above sea level) is the highest railway station in the world.
Fenghuoshan Tunnel (4,905 meters above sea level) is the world's most elevated tunnel on frozen earth.
Kunlun Mountain Tunnel (1,686 meters) is the world's longest high altitude tunnel built on frozen earth.
There are a total of 45 stations along the rail line.
The maximum train speed is designed to reach 100 km per hour in the frozen earth areas and 120 km per hour on non-frozen earth.
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