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China plans to extend Tibetan railway to region's second city
Beijing, Aug 9, 2006 China will start work next year on extending its newly opened Tibet railway to the Himalayan region's second largest city Shigatse, state media reported Wednesday. The project will take three years to complete, the Xinhua news agency said, citing Yu Yungui, a Shigatse municipal official. The 270-kilometer (170-mile) line will offer "great opportunities for the social and economic development" of Shigatse, Yu was quoted as saying. State media previously said that within 10 years, the railway would be extended to the Tibetan town of Chomo near the Indian state of Sikkim. The Tibet railway, which opened last month, runs 1,142 kilometers (713 miles) from the desert outpost of Golmud in Qinghai province to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, making it the highest line in the world. It climbs to 5,072 meters (16,737 feet) above sea level along the Tibetan plateau, with the railway using supposedly state-of-the-art cooling techniques to ensure the permafrost foundation remains frozen. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links China News from SinoDaily.com
19 injured in China riot
Beijing, Aug 9, 2006 Nineteen people were injured in a riot over a clan dispute in the central Chinese province of Hunan after stores were smashed and police vehicles overturned, state media reported Wednesday. |
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