Workers replace seamless rails for Qinghai-Xizang Railway in Amdo

Workers remove old rails on the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway at Amdo South Station in Amdo County of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

Braving an altitude of over 4,000 meters, workers from the railway maintenance company of China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. have recently replaced the old rails at Amdo South Station on the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway with the seamless tracks. All jobs were done during night-time idle period without train traffic.