Tibet railway to boost economy
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-24 09:26 The Qinghai-Tibet railway, which will undergo
trials on July 1, will not only link Tibet with other parts of China but also
boost border trade, according to local government sources.
A trial train runs
on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway beside the Cuona Lake in Anduo County, Tibet,
June 20, 2006. Qinghai-Tibet Railway will begin trial operations on July
1, 2006.[Xinhua]
| According to the Trade Bureau of Tibet
Autonomous Region, the new railway will help step up trade with Nepal and India,
and turn Tibet into the frontier for southern Asian economic communication.
Yadong is one of the major border towns in Tibet. Although it is located 460
kilometers southwest from the autonomous regional capital, Lhasa, government
sources said that the railway would bring more and better goods as well as
opportunities to this region.
Lhasa is not the final stop on the railway. Experts have drawn up a blueprint
that shows a rail network in the region, with Lhasa at its center. The blueprint
shows lines extending into other regions including the border areas of Tibet.
Chinese workers install the sign on the roof
of Lhasa Railway Station in Lhasa, Tibet, June 20, 2006. The Chinese
characters say "Lhasa." It was the largest railway station alongside
Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which will begin trial operations on July 1.
[Xinhua]
| "The railway will shorten Tibet's
distance to the world," said Wei Houkai, a research fellow with the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences.
Yadong is 300 kilometers from Bhutan's capital city Thimbu, and 600
kilometers from Dacca, capital of Bangladesh.
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