After the railway from Chongqing to Tibet opened, travelers can take deluxe high plateau train to Tibet only with 355 CNY (hard-seat). From Chongqing to Lhasa, the train will pass by Xiangyu Railway, Xikang Railway and so on, and stop at Guangan, Dazhou and other six stations, arrive in Lhasa at last. The train from Chongqing to Tibet will run for forty-seven hours, which is less 25 hours than taking bus, and the price is one-fifth of flight. The train from Chongqing to Tibet will depart every another day, to complement with the train from Chengdu to Tibet. If the train from Chengdu to Tibet will depart at the first day of the month, the train from Chongqing to Tibet will depart at the second day of the month.
Comparing with taking flight to Tibet, there are some advantages about taking train to Tibet. First, it will be more convenience to enjoy the wonderful scenery along the way if take train to Tibet. Because the train will pass by the sight spots in Anduo, Nagqu, Damxung, Golmud, and Tuotuo River, travelers can enjoy the beautiful scenery of snow-covered high plateau just on the train. Second, although the price of train is much cheaper than flight, the train is well-quipped and the service on it is very thoughtful. Third, the train from Chongqing to Tibet will spend three days and the altitude will gradually increase so that you will have more time to adapt to the high altitude condition.
The railway route from Chongqing to Lhasa is 3654 kilometers long, and the rain will run forty-five hours and thirty-nine minutes. The train will depart from Chongqing at 19:42 and arrive in Lhasa at 17:21 in the third day.
No.
|
Station
|
Day
|
Stop Time
|
Departure Time
|
Mileage
|
1
|
Chongqing
|
1st
|
Origin Station
|
19:42
|
0km
|
2
|
Guangan
|
1st
|
21:25
|
21:28
|
144km
|
3
|
Dazhou
|
1st
|
22:46
|
22:53
|
25km
|
4
|
Xian
|
2nd
|
06:30
|
06:45
|
790km
|
5
|
Baoji
|
2nd
|
08:18
|
08:20
|
963km
|
6
|
Lanzhou
|
2nd
|
13:17
|
13:32
|
1466km
|
7
|
Xining
|
2nd
|
16:25
|
16:41
|
1682km
|
8
|
Golmud
|
3rd
|
02:52
|
03:12
|
2512km
|
9
|
Nagqu
|
3rd
|
12:40
|
12:46
|
3332km
|
10
|
Lhasa
|
3rd
|
17:21
|
Terminal Station
|
3654km
|