Tanggula Pass
The Tanggula Mountain Pass in Tibet is a mountain pass which rises as high as 5,072 m (16,640 ft) above sea level.
On 24 August 2005, rail track was laid through the Tanggula Mountain Pass for the Qingzang Railway, also known as the Qinghai-Tibet railway. Thus, the Tanggula Mountain Pass became home to the highest railray in the world, surpassing the altitude of the highest Peruvian railway by 255 m (837 ft). This railway will connect Xining, Qinghai Province to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. A 1,080-kilometre (670-mile) section from Golmud to Lhasa is currently under construction.
Sources
- New height of world's railway born in Tibet. Xinhua news article (24 August 2005)
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