The Lhasa-Chengdu train on a mountainplain in altitude 4.300 m (13.320 feet)

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)

The mountains of Tibet, where a new railway was opened in july 2006. This train is headed for Chengdu, 3.360 km and 46 hours away. The highest point on the Tibet line is at 16.640 feet (5.072 m) -... (more)