China's first fully electrified bullet train is now on the tracks in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet The new railroad connects Tibet's capital, Lhasa, to the city of Nyingchi, about 423 ...

Found in Amdo County, in Tibet, China, is the world's highest railway ... passengers usually have to remain on the train, it only serves as a stop-off for any necessary repairs or emergencies.

In the summer of 2006 the Chinese government fulfilled a fiftyyear plan to build a railway into Tibet As noted by Abrahm Lustgarten in his book Chinas Great Train Since Mao Tse Tung first ...