Ecological protection measures along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway have steadily evolved over the past two decades, with wildlife passages, waste treatment systems and daily patrols minimizing the operational footprint on the fragile plateau environment.
The first railway to give Xizang in Southwest China access to the national rail network has handled 104 million passenger trips and 824 million tonnes of cargo over the past two decades.
Nineteen African railway officials and diplomats toured Qinghai-Xizang Railway this week to study high-altitude operations and technology transfer, kicking off a week-long exchange that Chinese officials hailed as a new bridge for China-Africa cooperation.
The Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, an extension of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway and the first electrified railway in the Xizang autonomous region, marked its fifth anniversary on June 25.