Tour including train from Golmud to Llasa. Maybe initiating Bejing along National HWY 109 to Golmud. Or, coming from eastward direction arriving at Llasa and moving north and east to Bejing.

Greetings from Daniel, your travel adviosr at Top China Travel

Thank you very much for your inquiry to us. Well noted that you are interested in the tibet train from / to Lhasa through Golmud, and would like to have a program covering this train. We will be very happy to propose you some related tour program, but before working out the most suitable program for you, may I have more information from you? It will be highly appreciated if you could give your feedback to all the concerns below:



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I am very pleased to forward you the detailed information about the tibet train as below:

Qinghai-Tibet Railway

The Qingzang railway or Qinghai–Tibet railway is a high-altitude railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. The total length of Qingzang railway is 1,956 km. Construction of the 815km section between Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province and Golmud was completed by 1984. The 1,142 km section between Golmud and Lhasa was inaugurated on 1 July 2006. The first two passenger trains were ‘Qing 1' (Q1) from Golmud to Lhasa, and ‘Zang 2' (J2) from Lhasa. This railway is the first to connect China proper with the Tibet Autonomous Region, which is due to Tibet 's altitude and terrain. Testing of the line and equipment started on 1 May 2006. Trains run from Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xining and Lanzhou. The line includes the Tanggula Pass, at 5,072m (16,640 feet) above sea level the world's highest rail track. The 1,338 m Fenghuoshan Tunnel is the highest rail tunnel in the world, at 4,905m above sea level. The 3,345-meter Yangbajing Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the line. It is 4,264m above sea level, 80km northwest of Lhasa. More than 960km, or over 80% of the Golmud-Lhasa section, is at an altitude of more than 4,000m. There are 675 bridges, totaling 159.88km, and over half the length of the railway is laid on permafrost. In the Golmud to Lhasa part of the line, 45 stations are open, 38 of which are unstaffed, monitored in the control center in Xining. 13 more stations are planned.


Personally, I recommend the train depature from Lhasa as the experienced traveller told me before: if you take the train from other cities to Lhasa, when you passing by the Golmud and Kunlun Mountains, it is dark at night without seeing anything. But if you take the train from Lhasa to other cities, you will see the full sightseeing along the train road, as the train departures from Lhasa at early morning, at 0800 :)


Hope the above is clear and will meet your expectation accordingly. Should you need any further information, please just feel free to contact us at any time.


Looking forward to hearing from you soon :)


Best regards,


Daniel