World's Highest Rail System

China is the proud host of the highest railway system in the world, the Qingzang Railway , that connects Xining, the largest city in the Tibetan Plateau and the capital of the Qinghai Province of China, to Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The length of the railway is 1,956 km (1,215 mi). Construction of the 815 km (506 mi) section between Xining and Golmud was completed by 1984. The 1,142 km (710 mi) section between Golmud and Lhasa was inaugurated on 1 July 2006
The line includes the Tanggula Pass, which, at 5,072 m (16,640 feet) (3.15 miles) above sea level, is the world's highest point on a railway. Tanggula railway station at 5,068 m (16,627 feet) 33°00′18.50″N 91°38′57.70″E is the world's highest railway station.