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Maintenance workers reinforce tracks of Qinghai-Tibet railway

Updated: Jul 2,2018 8:52 AM     Xinhua

Workers reinforce tracks in the rain near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, June 30, 2018. Maintenance workers stick to their posts everyday to guarantee the operation of the Qinghai-Tibet railway at the Tanggula Station with an altitude of 5,072 meters above sea level. The 1,956-kilometer-long railway, which began service in July 2006, is the world’s highest plateau railroad connecting Xining in Qinghai and Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

A worker walks near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, June 30, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

A worker maintains rails before rainfall near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, June 30, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]

Workers reinforce tracks near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, June 30, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]

A worker checks the condition of rails near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, June 30, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]

A worker maintains rails near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, June 30, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]