business

Finance Insights | 20 Years of the 'Sky Road': What the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Has Changed

Jul 4, 02:14 PM · Sun Rui, Shi Hanwei — The Paper · 1 reads
Qinghai-Tibet RailwayTibetSky RoadLhasaQinghai-Tibet PlateauChina InfrastructureRailwayMega Project

In the 20 years since the Qinghai-Tibet Railway opened, it has carried 104 million passenger trips and 824 million tons of cargo. From a permafrost no-go zone to trains running at 100 km/h, this steel artery on the roof of the world has reshaped the connection between the plateau and the heartland of China.

Image

Source https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_33359577