Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest railway, extends 1956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa. About 960 kilometers of the line is more that 4,000 meters above sea level and the highest point is 5,072 meters. The railway was commissioned on July 1 2006. The first three trains to run on the railway are trains from Beijing to Lhasa, Chengdu(Chongqing) to Lhasa, Xining to Lhasa, Shanghai to Lhasa, and Guangzhou to Lhasa. 1, Preparation for a trip to Tibet/When in Tibet/About Tibet Train Travel 2, Tibet Train Conditions 3, Nine Scenery-view Platforms on The Way 4, Check Tibet Train Schedule & prices, Book Tibet Train Tickets 5, Other Trian Travel (Shanghai-Suzhou-Nanjing-Beijing-Xian-Guilin) 6, Recommended Tibet Tours (1), Mt Everest 10 Days and 9 Nights Private Tour, from $1, 369 (2), Classical Tibet 5 Days and 4 Nights Private Tour, from $889 (3), Tibet Loly Land of Mystery 7 Days Private Tour, from $979