Editing Tibet Autonomous Region (section)

==Transportation==
A 2019 [[white paper]] from [[State Council Information Office|The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China]] reported Tibet's road system has achieved a total of 118,800&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Text: Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity |url=https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/whitepaper/202105/21/content_WS60a724e7c6d0df57f98d9da2.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=english.www.gov.cn}}</ref>

=== Airports ===
The civil airports in Tibet are [[Lhasa Gonggar Airport]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/12/content_11357826.htm|title = Gongkhar Airport in Tibet enters digital communication age|agency = [[Xinhua News Agency]]|date = 12 May 2009|access-date = 12 December 2010|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101215123315/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/12/content_11357826.htm|archive-date = 15 December 2010|df = dmy-all}}</ref> [[Qamdo Bangda Airport]], [[Nyingchi Airport]], and the [[Gunsa Airport]].

[[Gunsa Airport]] in [[Ngari Prefecture]] began operations on 1 July 2010, to become the fourth civil airport in China's Tibet Autonomous Region.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-07/01/c_13378773.htm |title = Tibet's fourth civil airport opens |agency = [[Xinhua News Agency]] |date = 1 July 2010 |access-date = 11 December 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101214214139/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-07/01/c_13378773.htm |archive-date = 14 December 2010 }}</ref>

The [[Peace Airport]] for [[Xigazê]] was opened for civilian use on 30 October 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/26/content_11773529.htm |title = Tibet to have fifth civil airport operational before year end 2010 |agency = [[Xinhua News Agency]] |date = 26 July 2010 |access-date = 12 December 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101215143139/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/26/content_11773529.htm |archive-date = 15 December 2010 }}</ref>

Announced in 2010, [[Nagqu Dagring Airport]] was expected to become the world's highest altitude airport, at 4,436 meters above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/12/content_12796690.htm |title=World's highest-altitude airport planned on Tibet |agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=12 January 2010 |access-date=12 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101215143150/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/12/content_12796690.htm |archive-date=15 December 2010 }}</ref> However, in 2015 it was reported that construction of the airport has been delayed due to the necessity to develop higher technological standards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/24/content_20533131.htm |title=China to stop building extremely high plateau airports |work=[[China Daily]] |date=24 April 2015 |access-date=17 September 2021 }}</ref>

=== Railway ===
The [[Qinghai–Tibet Railway]] from [[Golmud]] to Lhasa was completed on 12 October 2005. It opened to regular trial service on 1 July 2006. Five pairs of passenger trains run between Golmud and Lhasa, with connections onward to Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xining and Lanzhou. The line includes the [[Tanggula Pass]], which, at 5,072&nbsp;m (16,640&nbsp;ft) above sea level, is the world's highest railway.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

The [[Lhasa–Xigazê Railway]] branch from Lhasa to [[Xigazê]] was completed in 2014. It opened to regular service on 15 August 2014. The planned [[China–Nepal railway]] will connect Xigazê to [[Kathmandu]], capital of [[Nepal]], and is expected to be completed around 2027.<ref name="KP">{{cite news |last1=Giri |first1=A |last2=Giri |first2=S |title = Nepal, China agree on rail study |url = http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-24/nepal-china-agree-on-rail-study.html |access-date=22 September 2018 |newspaper = The Kathmandu Post |date=24 August 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180922211439/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-24/nepal-china-agree-on-rail-study.html |archive-date=22 September 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

The construction of the [[Sichuan–Tibet Railway]] began in 2015. The line is expected to be completed around 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last = Chu |title = China Approves New Railway for Tibet |url = http://english.cri.cn/12394/2014/10/31/3685s850380.htm |website = english.cri.cn |publisher = CRI |access-date = 9 November 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220511/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2014/10/31/3685s850380.htm |archive-date = 9 November 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref>