A construction worker walks past the Lhasa railway station in China's southwestern Tibet region. Photo: sina.com.cn


Local people outside the passenger's entrance of the Lhasa railway station. Photo: Xinhua


A construction worker polishes marble bricks in the square of the Lhasa railway station before its inauguration. Photo: cnsphoto


A passenger train stops at the Lhasa railway station which is located on a plateau over 36 hundred meters above sea level. Photo: sina.com.cn


A passenger train stops at the Lhasa railway station with Potala Palace, the landmark building of Tibet, at the far end of the picture. Photo: Xinhua



The construction of the terminal station of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Lhasa Station was completed June 20, 2006, Xinhua reported. It was the largest railway station alongside Qinghai-Tibet Railway. With its location in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, the station was built with an altitude of 3,600 meters. Photo: cnsphoto

The station is located on a plateau over 36 hundred meters above sea level, and is equipped with a solar-powered heating system as well as elevators to facilitate passengers'getting used to the altitude.

Construction of the two-thousand-kilometer-long railway was completed last October, and trains are expected to start rolling in July.

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