Advertisement
Advertisement
Tibet
Get more with myNEWS
A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you
Learn more

On track after years of toil

Tibet

November 1954 Sichuan-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet highways open to traffic

May 1956 First runway for military aircraft built near Lhasa

Since 1956 Ministry of Railways starts full-scale planning for 2,000km line between Lanzhou and Lhasa

September 1958 Work on first phase of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, between Xining and Golmud , starts in secret

March 1961 Construction halted due to cuts in government spending

March 1974 Work on Xining-Golmud section resumes

May 1984 815km section from Xining to Golmud opens

February 8, 2001 Second phase, between Golmud and Lhasa, approved by State Council

June 29, 2001 Construction of 1,142km Golmud-Lhasa section starts

October 19, 2002 Fenghuoshan Tunnel, world's highest frozen-earth tunnel, completed

August 2003 Track crosses Hoh Xil Nature Reserve (Kekexili), China's least-populated area and home to endangered antelopes

August 24, 2005 Track laid at railway's highest point, Tanggula, 5,068 metres above sea level

October 15, 2005 Track laying completed

July 1, 2006 Passenger services to start

Post