Qinghai-Tibet railway at km 1405 - that's 544 km (338 miles) north of Lhasa. Tanggula station is located at altitude 5.068 m (16.628 feet) and thereby the highest placed railway station in the wor... (more)
Qinghai-Tibet railway has a length of 1.142 km (710 miles). All in all 154 km (95 miles) of the track is placed on bridges and viaducts. This S-shaped highbridge is 2 km (1,3 miles) long. Altitude... (more)
Qinghai-Tibet railway has a length of 1.142 km (710 miles). All in all 960 km (595 miles) of the line is above altitude 4.000 m (12.400 feet), and 20 km (12 miles) is even above 5.000 m (15.500 fe... (more)