Mr. Hu Did The Honor Of Cutting The Red Ribbon Right Before The Very First Train Departed, Carrying 900 Passengers. The Railroad That Cost 3.75 Billion Is Said To Be The Longest And Highest Plateau Based Railway In The World, Which Has A Total Length Of 1, 956 Kilometers. Tibet Tourism Officers Are Expecting That Opening Tibet Railroad Would Make The Country More Accessible And Would Give It Much-needed Economic Boost. This Would Make The Roof Of The World Within Easy Reach With The Rest Of The World. A Projected 400,000 Increase In Tourists Is Estimated To Visit The Country This Year Alone.The Tibet Railroad Snakes Through Deserts, Moors, And Marshlands And Is Considered To Be A Revolutionary Engineering Achievement That Could Equal If Not Surpass The Magnificence And Marvel Of The Great Wall Of China. One Would Think, Why Would I Bother To Take The Long Railroad Trip When I Can Easily Go To Tibet By Air Instead? The Main Attraction Is That The Tibet Railroad Trip Will Offer You The Most Picturesque And Magical Scenery That Will Be Unrivaled By Any Other In The World. It Even Has 675 Bridges That Are An Architectural Spectacle To Behold. This Includes The Qingshuihe Bridge, The Longest Bridge And Mt. Kunlun Tunnel, The Longest Tunnel Under Permafrost. The Train Is Furbished With State Of The Art Appliances, With Ultra-violet Filtered Windows To Keep Out The Sweltering Heat Of The Sun. Passengers Can Expect To Ride In Outmost Comfort, With Ample Supply Of Highly Regulated Oxygen Levels To Reduce Anxiety And Discomfort In Thin Air. There Are A Total Of 45 Train Stations, 9 Of Which Are Specifically Constructed For Sightseeing. Built Across A Plateau Where Earthquakes Are A Frequent Occurrence, Preventive Measures Were Made To Ensure That The Tibet Railway Could Withstand Even The Most Violent Tremors.The Tibet Railway Will Have 16 Trains On A Daily Basis. The Said Endeavor Is Only Not Expected To Improve The Tourism In The Country But Will Be Able To Significantly Reduce The Transportation Costs Of Goods By More Than 50 Percent. This Would Hopefully Accelerate The Tibets Economic Development, Generating As Much As 500 Million Income Annually.Aside From The Tibet Railway Project, There Are Also Some Major Infrastructures That Are Currently Under Construction. Things Are Certainly Shaping Up For Tibetans For The Next Couple Of Years. With Such High Hopes And Anticipation, Tibet Would Be Able To Rehabilitate Their Ailing Economy Within The Next Ten Years.
