Editing Tibet Autonomous Region (section)

=== 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>