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Train to Tibet is listed as one of the "The world's top 25 iconic rail adventures"
The US-based Society of International Railway Travelers has published a list of the world's top 25 iconic rail adventures in a special edition of its magazine to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Tibet Railway is listed as one of them.
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Railway Hauls 380,500 Passengers to Tibet (2006-09-29)
By Friday, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest railway, had carried 380,500 passengers to Lhasa since entering service on July 1.
Apart from one incident in which the dining carriage of a train derailed in a station, no serious traffic accidents, passenger injuries or deaths occurred in the first three months of operation, said Sun Yongfu, director of construction for the plateau railway. More ... |