Qinghai-Tibet Railway Embraces Spring Festival Travel Rush

Date: 2010-2-1 3:02:00 by go2c Tags: Train Railway Transportation

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been in its 40-day Spring Festival travel peak since January 30, according to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company.

Wu Fei, a leading official of the company, said that his company is projected to carry 640,000 passengers during the peak, a three percent rise from 2009, with the daily number of passengers reaching 16,000.

Meanwhile, the L

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Sichuan-Tibet Railway Project Delayed

Date: 2009-9-6 19:56:00 by shyoto Tags: Sichuan Tibet Railway

Construction on a highly anticipated rail line linking Chengdu in Sichuan province to Lhasa in Tibet will not start this month, according to the Ministry of Railway, contradicting recent media reports.

 

The railway's planners are still examining intricate and difficult geological conditions along the proposed lines, according to the ministry spokesman, who was quoted by Xi

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