Convenient and affordable, travel to Tibet by train

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is about to open to traffic. Traveling around Tibet by train after July 1 is no longer a dream. Listen to the tourism projects of China Travel Agency Head Office.

● Xining to Lhasa: hard sleeper 600 yuan.

It is understood that at present, the running time of ordinary trains in Xining-Golmud-Lhasa has been determined. It is expected to leave Xining in the evening and arrive in Golmud the next morning. Travel to Lhasa, all during the day, and arrive in Lhasa the next night. The whole journey takes about 20 hours.

Xining-Golmud-Lhasa fare hard sleeper 600 yuan, soft sleeper 1200 yuan. At present, the Xining-Golmud double track is being built, and the original track is being replaced by a long and heavy track. After the official opening of the 1 Qinghai-Tibet line in July this year, several stations along the line, such as Hargil, are being expanded to meet the demand of speed increase and passenger flow growth.

According to experts, in the past, the round-trip air ticket from Chengdu to Lhasa alone cost more than 2,400 yuan, and other expenses were often higher than those for outbound travel. After the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the speed is fast-every hour 140 kilometers, with a large interval-and there is a stop every 50 kilometers, so it will be quite convenient and affordable to travel to Tibet.

● Tibet base camp: Golmud

Golmud, known as the base camp of Tibet, is located at the edge of the basin at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, with an altitude of 2,800 meters and an area of 6,543.8+2,000 square kilometers. More than 20 ethnic groups, including Han, Tibetan, Hui and Mongolia, live with a population of 270,000, of which the urban population is 6.5438+0.6 million. It is a typical immigrant city. There are four-star hotels 1, eight three-star hotels, six two-star hotels, international travel agencies 1 and two domestic travel agencies. The scenic spots that can be seen in this city include salt lake, desert Populus euphratica forest, Yaochi, Nachitai Shenquan, Emerald Everest and so on.

● Seven sightseeing platforms: you can see the snowy mountains all year round.

It is understood that the number of sightseeing platforms along the Qinghai-Tibet line will be reduced from 9 to 7. The nine sightseeing platforms initially rumored are: Emerald Everest, Chumar River, Tuotuo River, Buqiangge, Tanggula, Cuona Lake, Naqu, Dangxiong and Yangbajing, all of which are scenic spots. The "Emerald Everest" sightseeing platform is located about 30 kilometers below the Kunlun Mountain Pass. There are four turnouts and two platforms, a main platform and an auxiliary platform. It's not as long as the rumored 500 meters. The head of the main station is about150m, and the length of the sub-platform is about 70m. Here, you can overlook the towering peaks of Kunlun Mountain, which are covered with snow all year round.

● The most exciting interval: from Golmud to Lhasa.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is characterized by Golmud-Lhasa section, which is also the most suitable section for tourists. From Golmud to Lhasa, the whole journey takes only 12 hours, and the riding time is appropriate, which is within the fatigue limit of tourists, and they all drive during the day. It can be said that the scenery moves with the car and is beautiful.

From Golmud City to Kunlun Mountain in the south, it is about 50 kilometers, 3500 meters above sea level, about 100 kilometers, and more than 4000 meters above sea level. Kunlun Mountain Pass is about 160 km away from Golmud City, with an altitude of 4,767 meters. After a 40-minute drive from Golmud, you will be completely immersed in the typical Qinghai-Tibet Plateau environment. Both the scenery outside the window and the body's feeling of altitude will send a strong plateau signal to tourists-they are now walking on the roof of the world.

● The best choice at present: departure from Xining.

However, compared with Xining City, Golmud City has inconvenient transportation, fewer flights and no famous scenic spots, and the level of tourist facilities and reception capacity are also quite different. So it is the best choice for tourists to start from Xining by train at present. Although it is 830 kilometers more than starting from Golmud, this section of the road is mainly driven at night, with an average altitude of less than 3000 meters, which has no effect on tourists' visual enjoyment and is also conducive to tourists' gradual adaptation to the plateau environment.

In addition, famous natural and cultural attractions such as Ta 'er Temple, Qinghai Lake and Rongwo Temple can be the choice for tourists who stay in Xining for one or two nights.

● Getting on the train from Lanzhou: the second choice to Lhasa.

Lanzhou is 2 16 kilometers away from Lhasa than Xining, and it is one of the starting stations of the six trains in Qinghai-Tibet. Once the ticket source is tight, Lanzhou is the most suitable alternative starting point for Qinghai-Tibet line tourism. Lanzhou now has an express train to Golmud every day, arriving at night.

It is understood that ordinary trains running to Lhasa in the future may adjust the operation of Golmud section during the day, so they leave Lanzhou in the afternoon, arrive in Xining at night, arrive in Golmud the next morning, drive in Golmud section during the day and arrive in Lhasa at night. Lanzhou is a relatively mature tourist city with good tourist facilities and traffic conditions. There are many scenic spots around for tourists to choose from, such as Tulugou, Gada Temple, Xinglong Mountain, Shifogou, Qinglong Mountain and Buddhist Temple. If you want to stay for more than two nights, you can also consider going to Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui.

● Get on the train in Xi 'an: You need to book a berth ticket from Beijing or Shanghai.

Getting on the bus from Xi 'an is the next choice, because Xi 'an is not the starting station, and it is difficult to book berth tickets from Beijing or Shanghai. In addition, Xi 'an to Lhasa is about 900 kilometers farther than Xining, and the time is 10 hour, which tests the will and endurance of tourists. In the future, if the railway department can add Xi 'an as the starting station to further speed up the train, the whole journey from Xi 'an to Lhasa will be controlled within 28 hours (after the official operation of the 1 Qinghai-Tibet line in July this year, the time from Xi 'an to Lhasa will be about 36 hours), that is, Xi 'an will get on the train at noon, arrive in Golmud the next morning and start the journey in Golmud during the day, which is also a good choice for tourists. It takes two days and two nights (48 -53 hours) to get directly to Lhasa by train from Beijing or Shanghai, which requires the patience of tourists. Qinghai-Tibet Railway trains can help passengers overcome altitude sickness.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway train is a new type of 25T ordinary train, and it is the world's first plateau high-cold bullet train developed by China.

The appearance of the train is not much different from other trains. The roof is semi-arched, carrying less passengers than ordinary trains and the space is relatively spacious. The dining car can serve 44 people at the same time, and can also take out fast food.

One of the biggest characteristics of the car is that it can run normally in a cold and oxygen-deficient environment. The car is equipped with plateau oxygen supply system, and the whole cabin is filled with oxygen, which can automatically control the operation of the oxygen generator according to the oxygen content in the air inside the car, so that the oxygen concentration in the air can always be kept at the comfortable level of human body and help passengers overcome altitude sickness. For sudden and emergency patients, the car also has a medical emergency room, which can be diagnosed and treated in time.

Each carriage of the train has an oxygen generator, a new fan, a domestic garbage compression processor, an automatic water dispenser, a fireworks alarm, a storage room and a bedding room. There is an emergency exit window, an emergency handling device is installed at the junction of the carriages, and the height line of children's ticket purchase is also marked. Most of the written descriptions are in Chinese, Tibetan and English at the same time.

In order to protect the ecological environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the vacuum feces collection device and sewage box on the train can collect and discharge all wastewater and sewage in a unified way. The air intake system is a brand-new structure, which can prevent wind, snow and sand from entering. Non-electrical components have taken anti-ultraviolet measures. The car is also equipped with advanced fault diagnosis and detection system, GPS electronic map, camera, film and television system, track condition detection device and so on.

The trip to Tibet is divided into three themes.

The reporter learned from China Travel Service that after the official opening of the 1 Qinghai-Tibet Railway in July, Tibet Tour will become one of the hottest programs this summer, mainly divided into three themes.

They are July 1: "The train enters the roof of the world"; July 10: "After watching the World Cup, I will go to Lhasa", and on July 20th, "I will accompany my parents to Lhasa".

Among them, July 1 is the maiden voyage group, specially prepared for those who want to see the elegance of snowy plateau; July 10, the group is mainly for fans who have watched the World Cup. On July 9, the World Cup will be closed, and the fans will go to Tibet after watching the World Cup. The group on July 20 is mainly for children who want to go out with their parents after the summer vacation.

Go on road trip in Tibet is popular.

The opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the rise in oil prices have greatly affected the automobile transportation industry, and the traffic volume of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway has been greatly reduced. Tourism experts predict that this situation of Qinghai-Tibet Highway is an opportunity to develop self-driving tourism products in the future. The Qinghai-Tibet Highway has flat terrain, few bends, wide vision and spectacular scenery along the way. Driving on the plateau is more challenging than driving on the plain, which is the highest artistic conception pursued by self-driving enthusiasts.

It is understood that at present, China International Travel Service Head Office and other travel agencies are vigorously developing characteristic tourist routes into Tibet, and have successively launched self-driving routes such as Qinghai-Tibet Line, Sichuan-Tibet Line and Yunnan-Tibet Line. It is expected that the Sichuan-Tibet self-driving cross-country team will start in June 10; Yunnan's Yunnan-Tibet Line and Qinghai's Qinghai-Tibet Line go on road trip Group are also being set up. Visitors from all over the country can sign up. Whether they can drive or not, whether they have their own car or not, they will arrive at the appointed meeting place at the same time and drive their off-road vehicles to the west with passion.