Qinghai-Tibet railway embraces 6.5 mln travelers in 2011

July,28 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Reputed as the world's highest railway, Qinghai-Tibet Railway carried more than 6.5 million travelers in 2011, up 9 percent from 2010, according to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway company.

This famous high-elevation railway that connects Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, to Tibet's capital of Lhasa, also transported 40 million tonnes of cargo in 2011, up 8 percent year-on-year, said an official with the Xining-based Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company.

The official said the number of passengers is likely to reach 6.9 million this year.

Tibet Autonomous Region in southwestern China has seen tourism boom since the 1,956-km railway began operations in July 2006.

A total of 8.43 million tourists visited Tibet in the first 11 months of 2011, a 27.7-percent increase from the same period the previous year, according to Tibet's tourism bureau.

From: Xinhua

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With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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