CHINA, June 25, Global Times - The Lhasa to Nyingchi railway was put into operation on Friday, marking an end to the history of railway inaccessibility in the southeastern part of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, according to the China National Railway Corporation (CNRG).
Its completion and opening to traffic is of great significance to strengthening contacts and exchanges between Tibet and other provinces and regions, and plays an important role in maintaining ethnic unity, consolidating stability in the border areas, as well as boosting rural revitalization, CNRG said in its statement send to the Global Times on Friday.