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What’s riding an overnight train in China like? A 36-hour journey to Chengdu, from comfy cabins and friendly strangers to bad food and filthy toilets
During a recent trip to China, I decided to find out on a 36-hour, 3,070km (1,900-mile) train ride from the Tibetan capital Lhasa to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province.
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China Is Building 30,000 Miles of High-Speed Rail—That It Might Not Need
China State Railway envisions adding nearly 15,000 ... That’s still far longer than the 2½ hours it takes to fly from Chengdu to Lhasa, with plentiful daily options. Flights can go for as ...
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Getting Around Tibet
The Lhasa Railway station is closer to Lhasa ... However, your journey via train will be a lot longer (from Chengdu, it's more than a daylong trip). If you're willing to endure the long transit ...
Business Insider3y
China's $5.6 billion high-speed railroad has opened up in Tibet. Its electric bullet trains are racing 250 miles across the country.
China's first fully electrified bullet train is now on the tracks in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet The new railroad connects Tibet's capital, Lhasa, to the city of Nyingchi, about 423 ...
China Internet Information Center2y
Lhasa to be built into international tourist city
the Lhasa government has decided to build two tourist distribution centers near the Lhasa railway station and the Potala Place. Moreover, while preserving historically featured streets like the ...