Bangkok Noi Wongwienyai Station Inside the rail car Exit from railway station in Mahachai Arriving Mahachai Arriving Mahachai Station Mahachai (Samut Sakon) station forecourt Waiting hall at the Mahachai Station Railway station kiosk Train coach waiting to start at the rail platform Railway station in Banlaem Banlaem Station Local passengers in good constitution Dashboard in conductors cabin Train conductor ready to start the drive Train conductor? Train conductor? View out the trains rear window Rail track through house backyards View out the coach window Agrar fields along the railway route Fields for producing solar salt Producing salt Arrival of the urban area of Maeklong Crossing the city main road Inside the train coach Railway going on down into the town The town markets area starts Ticket counter in the railway station Train passes through Talad Rom Hoop market Buzz of activity at the Talad Rom Hoop market keep… Market not far away the station More picture of the busy Talad Rom Hoop market Fruit stall and passing customers More picture of the busy market More from the vendor of Thai spices Walking on the rail through the market Maeklong food market Further view in the Maeklong market Crayfish 50 Baht kilo = 1,25 € Maeklong market with reasonable prices Maeklong market Pla Insi, salted mackerels Maeklong market Talad Rom Hoop market in Maeklong Maeklong market Food stall returns at the same place before In the railway station hall Maeklong station Way into the railway station in Maeklong Way back to the station Train goes back to Banlaem Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Leaving Maeklong station Inside the train car Macaques waiting at the right time The railway goes mostly on piles The Qinghai-Tibet Railway The gate to board the train to Xining 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