Qinghaitibet railway or qingzang railway, the worlds highest railway traveling across the roof of the world, was dubbed a railway to heaven as it is the highest engineering marvel that links tibet with the rest of china qinghaitibet railway. China has announced that it will extend the qinghaitibet railway to the border areas with nepal within the next five years. The qinghaitibet railway ends tibets history without railway, and sets a new record for the worlds highest railway. Qinghai tibet railway experience the highest rail travel. Analysis of the deformation of embankments on the qinghai.
Around 1919 sun yatsen proposed for the first time the building of the qinghaitibet railway in his 200,000word book plans for national reconstruction, which served as an important reference for future construction plans of the railway. There are many technical difficulties for such a railway. History and followup of qinghai tibet railways construction rome was not built in a day, so was the qinghai tibet railway. Cold weather engineering presents the most serious chal. Currently xining railway station has 5 trains to lhasa, including one exclusive train z917 which only runs from xining to lhasa, and 4 trains from other cities, such as beijing, shanghai, chengdu. Although xining is the starting destination of qinghai tibet railway, most of tourists prefer to take train from beijing, shanghai, chengdu, guangzhou, hong kong and other cities so as to travel more easily. An analysis of the railway link between china and tibet. In the early days, lacking of funds and technical problem made the project set aside for several years. The qinghai tibet railway originates in xining, capital of qinghai province, which is 1,142 kilometers 7 miles long. Even some international experts asserted that there was no possibility for chinese engineers to finish the project. This railway is the first to connect the tibet autonomous region to any other province, which, due to its elevation and terrain, is the last provincelevel entity in mainland china to have a railway. The highest railway in the world, rising up to more than 5,000 meters 16,000 ft above sea level, the railway is a masterpiece of engineering. Analysis of the deformation of embankments on the qinghaitibet railway. The qing tibet railway is certainly something to rave about from being the worlds highest and longest plateau railroad to being an engineering marvel with technological breakthroughs in railway construction.
Would that it had been achieved by a less brutal dictatorship or, better yet, by a free nation in cooperation with another free nation. Chinas railway to tibet is an engineering marvel or an environmental menace or perhaps both. The qinghaitibet railway geological environment springerlink. Proceedings of the 7th chinese rock mechanics and engineering confer ence. However, most attention has been paid to the ecological and environmental issues affecting it, and sustainable ecological, social, and economic developmentrelated studies of the qtr are rare.
Geotechnical engineering 2008 sixth international conference on case histories in geotechnical engineering aug 11th, 12. Geological line selection for the qinghaitibet railway engineering by jincheng li. The qingtibet railway is certainly something to rave about from being the worlds highest and longest plateau railroad to being an engineering marvel with technological breakthroughs in railway construction. Combining theory with practical applications, it provides essential insights into the chinese qinghaitibet railway and novel methods of data processing for gps satellite positioning. In the summer, the uppermost layer thaws, and the ground becomes muddy. About half of the second section was built on barely permanent permafrost. Worlds highest railway links tibet to rest of china nachricht. The qinghaitibet railway is the highest railway in the world, crossing the tanggula pass at 5,068 meters 16,627 ft. Proceedings of the 7th chinese rock mechanics and engineering confer ence, beijing, science press, 4853. In order to maintain its normal operation, climatic changes over the next 50 to 100 years need to be considered. Jul 30, 2016 the qinghaitibet railway, qinghaixizang railway or qingzang railway, is a highelevation railway that connects xining, qinghai province, to lhasa. Catch the chance to experience the world highest train through tibetan plateau. The sichuantibet railway will be the second railway into tibet autonomous region after the qinghaitibet railway.
Geological line selection for the qinghaitibet railway engineering jincheng li, wenwu chen, zhengping liu this book describes the second phase of the qinghaitibetan railway construction project and is the first technological book discussing the geological routing of the qinghaitibetan railway project on the roof of the world. Qinghaitibet railway, china and the solutions to its. Political repression intensifies as tibet railway opens. Some of these embankments utilized permafrost protection techniques such as duct ventilation, crushedrock embankments, crushedrock protected slopes, or. Combining theory with practical applications, it provides essential insights into the chinese qinghaitibet railway and novel methods of data processing for gps satellite positioning, making it a valuable resource for all those working with train control systems, train positioning systems, satellite positioning, and intelligent data processing. Why is the qinghai tibet railway an engineering miracle. China to build worlds most challenging railway china plus.
Yet, what adds extra credit to this railway line is the trains running on it. What has the qinghaitibet railway contributed to tibet. The 1956 kmlong qinghai tibet railway built on permafrost is the highest railway in the world, which connects xining, qinghai province, to lhasa, tibet autonomous region, in peoples republic of china. Pdf construction of a railroad from central china to lhasa involved. Why is the qinghaitibet railway an engineering miracle. Media in category qinghai tibet railway the following 92 files are in this category, out of 92 total. Known as the qinghai tibet train, qinghai tibet railway, tibet railway or qingzang railway, this route is 1,956 km long and stretches from xining in the province of qinghai via golmud to lhasa in tibet. The line will go through the southeast of the qinghaitibet plateau. Qinghaitibet railway news newspapers books scholar jstor june.
Fact of qinghai tibet railway qinghai tibet railway project construction. Measures were taken to protect the thermal regime of the roadbed embankment after construction and to lower permafrost temperatures in the richice and warm permafrost regions along the qinghaixizang railway. Intelligent processing algorithms and applications for gps. China had harboured the goal of linking qinghai province to the tibetan autonomous region by rail since the early 1950s. This book describes the second phase of the qinghaitibetan railway construction project and is the first technological book discussing the geological routing of the qinghaitibetan railway project on the roof of the world. Given that the sichuan tibet railway are expected to complete relatively later with less capacity, the qinghai tibet railway is expected to add cargo capacity to fulfill the demand of material transportation. Geological line selection for the qinghaitibet railway engineering. The qinghaitibet railway, 1,956 kilometers about 1,215miles long in total, starts from xining in qinghai in the east and. Temperature changes and deformations were monitored on various embankment types on the qinghaitibet railway. The railway will stretch out for another 540 kilometers from xigaze to. Qinghaitibet railway, china and the solutions to its major. Tibet railway, since the operation on july 1st, 2016, has become one of the busiest railways in asia. Baojichengdu line, the hardship of qinghai tibet railway construction project is enough to justify its reputation of being a tourist attraction. Construction on the qinghai tibet railway project began on june 29, 2001, flowing a 17year gap between completion of the section from xining to golmud and the start of the remainder of the railway line.
Chinatibet xininglhasa railway an analysis youtube. The length of xining lhasa railway qinghai tibet railway is 1972km 1225 miles. Describes the struggles and accomplishments that came with making the qinghaitibet railway the highest train line in the world. Qinghai tibet railway, the worlds highest railway, extends 1956 kilometers from xining to lhasa.
Qinghai tibet railway, xining lhasa train schedule, timetable. Application of the roadbed cooling approach in qinghai. This book describes the second phase of the qinghaitibetan railway construction project and is the first technological book discussing the geological routing of the qinghaitibetan railway. Tibet railway qinghai tibet railway qingzang railway. With about 600 kilometers of the railway is built within the tibet autonomous region, it is however, the first railway that linking tibet with the western part of china, and it will extend from lhasa, the tibetan capital to golmud, a traffic hub in qinghai. The heat from the trains passing above is able to melt the.
As the only railway connecting tibet with the outside world, tibet railway, also known as the qinghai tibet railway, is not only take the local tibet tibetans out of the plateau, where they have been living for centuries, but also bring millions of travelers from all over the world to. Known as the qinghaitibet train, qinghaitibet railway, tibet railway or qingzang railway, this route is 1,956 km long and stretches from xining in the province of qinghai via golmud to lhasa in tibet. Permafrost deformation monitoring along the qinghaitibet. Facts about qinghaitibet railway, chinese governments official. Qinghaitibet railway connects, xining, capital of qinghai province, and lhasa, capital of tibet. Engineering geological route selection of the gypsum section from buqu to wenquan of the qinghaitibet railway. Qinghai tibet railway is from xining to lhasa with several trains to tibet everyday. Pdf gps glonass galileo and beidou for mobile devices. The green points represent the railway station in the study area.
With about 600 kilometers of the railway is built within the tibet autonomous region, it is however, the first railway that linking tibet with the western part of china, and it will extend from lhasa, the tibetan capital to golmud, a traffic hub in qinghai province. Sometimes hailed as the sky road, the railway traverses a region known for earthquakes, low temperatures and low atmospheric. Different measures have been explored to cool down the roadbed and some have been adopted in the qinghaitibet railway engineering. The qinghaitibet railway is a marvelous scientific achievement. Qinghaitibet railway, the by sherri devaney overdrive. Combining theory with practical applications, it provides essential insights into the chinese qinghaitibet railway and novel methods of. Geological line selection for the qinghaitibet railway engineering by jincheng li english pdf,epub 2017 2018 edition 328 pages isbn. Is the first technological book describing the geological routing of the qinghaitibetan railway project on the roof of the world explains the geological routing of the qinghaitibetan railway project through permafrost plateau regions, active fault zones, meizoseismal areas, nature reserves, and regions with geohazards including steep slopes, wind and sand, and snow drifts.
Although xining is the starting destination of qinghaitibet railway, most of tourists prefer to take train from beijing, shanghai, chengdu, guangzhou, hong kong and other cities so as to travel more easily. Officials also revealed plans to lay qinghaitibet railways first branch line connecting lhasa and xigaze, tibets secondlargest city. Qinghaitibet railway to lhasa in july 2006, tibet tourism development was boosted markedly due to the increased accessibility and affordability. Named the sky road, the qinghaitibet railway reaches the length of 1,956 km and it connects the city of xining, the capital city of qinghai province, to the city of lhasa, the capital city of tibet. Train ride to tibet on the worlds highest railway youtube. Taking the qinghaitibet railway as an example, this book introduces intelligent processing for gps data.
It takes only about 21 hours to take a train to lhasa from xining. Bewitching beauty of blue yamdrok lake our train passes by patola monastery on the way to lhasa railway station with the opening of the qinghaitibet railway and the new nyingchi airport, tourists flood into tibet and the numbers exceeded 4 million last year, an increase of. The qinghaitibet railway, linking golmud in chinas qinghai. It ends tibets history without railway, and sets a new record for the worlds highest railway. This study evaluates the impacts of the increased accessibility achieved through the qinghaitibet railway on tourist travel decisions for, and experiences in, tibet from travelers perspectives. This paper summarizes the experience gained from exploring and using the roadbed cooling approach for the qinghaitibet railway design and construction. The qinghaitibet railway geological environment request pdf.
Qinghai tibet railway facts, world records highest railway. Constructing the qinghaitibet railway qtr was a landmark project and was beneficial to the sustainable development of the third pole. Thermal interaction between permafrost and the qinghai. The opening of the qinghaitibet railway qtr links between the tibet and central. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the tibet autonomous region, the qinghai tibet railway has also been wholly opened to traffic for nine years. Tibet railway, qingtibet railway, qingzang railway, qing. The main engineering challenge, aside from oxygen shortages, is the. Just like some other railway lines in china known for their engineering difficulties, e. The qinghaitibet railway from xining to lhasa was finally opened on july 1st, 2006, after many years of construction in some of the most hostile environments in the world. Preparing for the advent of the railroad security was stepped up in lhasa and golmud to prepare for the opening of the railway, with several military convoys of some 50. The qinghaitibet railway originates in xining, capital of qinghai province, which is 1,142 kilometers 7 miles long. Qinghaitibet railway connects, xining, capital of qinghai.
On an evening in late december, amid the chaos of beijing west railway station, i stood in line for a train that looked little different from any of the other longdistance. The tibet train also knows as the qinghai tibet railway connects xining in qinghai, china to lhasa in tibet. Sustainability free fulltext impacts of the qinghaitibet railway. It runs for 1,956 kilometers from xining to lhasa, and majority of the line lies on the qinghaitibet plateau. Bewitching beauty of blue yamdrok lake our train passes by patola monastery on the way to lhasa railway station with the opening of the qinghai tibet railway and the new nyingchi airport, tourists flood into tibet and the numbers exceeded 4 million last year, an increase of 60 percent. The environmental conditions along the qinghaitibet railway are extremely harsh, the ecology fragile, and the geological conditions complex, complicating the design and construction of the. Southwest research institute of china railway engineering limited company. As the worlds highest railway, and the longest highland railway, the qinghaitibet railway qtr has been paid considerable attention by researchers.
Officials also revealed plans to lay qinghaitibet railway s first branch line connecting lhasa and xigaze, tibets secondlargest city. Application of the roadbed cooling approach in qinghaitibet. The tibet train also knows as the qinghaitibet railway connects xining in qinghai, china to lhasa in tibet. This railway is not as famous as the transsiberian one, but it is nevertheless a very interesting railway. In allusion to the problems of the frozen soil engineering geology, the roadbed stability with climate change in construction of the qinghaitibet railway qtr, this paper provides overview of the frozen soil engineering problems before and during the qtr constructions.
They include 1 stateoftheart techniques to protect the permafrost in the subgrade of the railway embankment. Geological line selection for the qinghaitibet railway. However, these measures were taken only for some sections of the railway, leaving many sections unprotected. According to chinese media sources, this branch line will then be extended to the chinanepal border, about 400km away from the. Feb 23, 2012 this video, shot by the japanese nhk crew in 2008, records highlights of their 27hour ride on board a train on chinas qinghaitibet railway,the highest altitude railroad in the world. Extending 1,956 kilometers on the qinghaitibet plateau, the qinghaitibet railway connects, xining, capital of qinghai province, and lhasa, capital of tibet. Chinas railway to lhasa, tibet environmental impacts economic development and the continuing in. The qinghaitibet railway holds the record for the worlds highest train route, reaching altitudes over 5000m. Named the sky road, the qinghaitibet railway reaches the length of 1,956 km and it connects the city of xining, the capital city of qinghai province, to. About 960 kilometers of the line is more that 4,000 meters above sea level and the highest point is 5,072 meters. The qinghaitibet railway goes through 550 km of permafrost, half of which is classified as warm permafrost with a mean annual ground temperature ranging from 0 to.
Engineeringgeological route selection of the gypsum section from buqu to wenquan of the qinghaitibet railway. Book your lhasa tibet train journey from beijing with tibet vista, the. As 960 kilometers of it sits at 4,000 meters above sea level, the designers and engineers of this railway had to solve various difficulties in its construction. This book describes the second phase of the qinghaitibetan railway construction.
The qinghaitibet railway or qingzang railway is a highelevation railway that connects xining. August,17 2018 by derek wong 0 comments international experts simply stated that the qinghai tibet railway could not be built when china announced the plan of building the track on the tibetan plateau. Qinghai tibet railway, tibet train tour, tibet travel, tibet. Firstly, qinghai tibet railway is regarded as the engineering wonder. In 2008, china announced a plan to extend railway line to neighbouring nepal. Biggest mistake people make about the tibet train 2020.
A landmark project and its subsequent environmental challenges article pdf available in environment development and sustainability 125. Qinghai tibet railway, xining lhasa train schedule. The train is a good alternative to flights into lhasa, for health reasons. Built in 2006, qinghai tibet railway is the highest railway in the world.
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