The Qinghai-Tibet Railway
The railway goes mostly on piles
The tickets for a sleeping car
The waiting room in the railway station
Lhasa railway station
The trail on the piles
The map of the railway from Lhasa to Xining
Xining Station Plaza
Arriving Xining railway station on the dot
Railway station in Xining
First view in the early morning ...
We enjoy the food in the train coach
Inside the dining coach
Headstream of the Changjiang River (Yangtze River)
Late in the afternoon
Along the Tongtian River
Bizarre rock strata near Tanggula town
Tanggula Mountain range
Along the Tanggula mountain range
Closer view to the Tanggula Mountain
The first runlet of the Yangtze River
One more view to the snow fields and glaciers
The highway goes beside the train track
Every seconds an different amazing view to the mou…
Reach the Tanggula Mountain Pass 5,231 Meters
Info display inside the train coach
Close to the Tanggula Snow Mountain
Tonggula Mountain
Far view to the Snow Mountains
Vista to the landscape near Thangla Ri
The high mountans in the background
Erosion protection every where
Climbing more and more higher and higher
Climbing to the high Tanggula Mountains
Amdo Station
Erosion protection
Nagqu River near Amdo
View out the window to the Cuona Lake
Cuona Lake
Cuona Lake
Close ride beside the Cuona Lake
Cuona Lake near Amdo
Near Amdo
Impressive cloud formations
Small pool beside the track
The remain of workers temporary accommodations
Snow just in a bit higher altitude
No one on the highway
Riverbed of Nam Cho
Unending foothills in front of the high mountains
The floor inside along the coach
Dangxiong 4,293 m, clean and empty railwaystation
Salama and Albin inside the compartment
A look outside the window
The track goes along the Tsang Po valley
Modern tourist bus runs beside the Tibet train
The Tsang Po river also called Yarlung Zangbo Rive…
Crossing the Tsang Po river
View over the grain fields to the highway
Just out of Lhasa
Along the Zang Po river
Modern construction in the railway station
Our group is boarding the train
The train is ready for Beijing
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Railway station - gare - nádraží - estación de trenes - der Bahnhof
Railway station - gare - nádraží - estación de trenes - der Bahnhof
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The gate to board the train to Xining
A strict security check is necessary before boarding the train coach
The departure indicator shows the next four trains, in both Chinese and Tibetan, though the headings are in Chinese only. The times and train numbers are in Latin alphanumeric characters.
The departure indicator shows the next four trains, in both Chinese and Tibetan, though the headings are in Chinese only. The times and train numbers are in Latin alphanumeric characters.
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