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Roof of the world train from beijing.
We start our journey in beijing china s vibrant capital before traversing varied and diverse landscapes and climbing to the mystical city of lhasa on board arguably the most remarkable railway journey in the world.
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When the railway is finished travellers on the train from beijing to lhasa will pass through some of the most polluted cities and over exploited farmlands in the world.
Whilst parts of the route were completed in 1984 the extension into tibet was finished in 2005 and opened to the public the following year.
Tickets for the service which traverses the world s highest railway at up to 5 072 metres above sea level have.
Beijing xian.
This is one of the world s greatest rail journeys an overland expedition across the vast and remote wilderness known as the roof of the world to the furthest outpost of china and a massive feat of engineering it is the world s highest railway and its highest point is at tanggula pass 16 640ft above sea level.
Transfer to the train station and take the fast train to xian in second class.
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Our journey to this culturally rich area started by train from shanghai to beijing then on the new beijing to tibet railway the highest railway in the world at 16 640 feet above sea level before taking a tour of south tibet via the base of mount everest to kathmandu in nepal.
Roof of the world train.
Join us on an epic journey to the roof of the world and explore the mystical himalayan kingdom of tibet one of the most iconic nations in asia.
Train to the roof of the world complete tibet.
The new train between beijing across the roof of the world to tibet is a sellout.
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Train from beijing to lhasa.