Fenghuoshan Tunnel

The Fenghuoshan Tunnel (simplified Chinese: 风火山隧道; traditional Chinese: 風火山隧道; pinyin: Fēnghuǒshān Suìdào) is the highest railway tunnel in the world. It is 1,338 metres (4,390 feet) long, and stands 4,905 meters (16,093 feet) above sea level. It is part of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway, linking Qinghai and Tibet that was completed in 2006.[1][2][3][4][5]

The tunnel is located in the western, sparsely populated Zadoi County, Qinghai (the eastern edge of the Hoh Xil mountainous region between the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges).

"Fenghuoshan" is Chinese for "Wind Volcano".

Notes

  1. ↑ Guardian Research; Lisha, Huang (20 September 2005). "The railway across the roof of the world". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tibet Train Tour". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tibet Railway". Tibet Train Travel and Tours. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Highest Railways in the World". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Railway Tunnels in China (9.999-3.000 m)". The World's longest Tunnel Page. 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

Further reading

  • Brunn, Stanley D. (Editor) (6 April 2011). Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects (Hard cover) (2011 ed.). New York: Springer. p. 2466. ISBN 978-9048199198. ISBN 9048199190. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  • Lu, Ming; Li, Charlie C. (19 June 2006). In-situ rock stress: measurement, interpretation and application: proceedings of the International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stress (Hardcover). Trondheim, Norway: Balkema; Taylor & Francis. p. 552. ISBN 0415401631. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  • Oberlander, Christian (2008). Die Quinghai-Tibet-Bahn und ihre Auswirkungen auf China und die tibetische Minderheit (Print) (in German). Studienarbeit, München: GRIN-Verl. p. 40. ISBN 978-3-638-92379-8.
  • "Qinghai Tibet Railway". YouTube. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

Coordinates: 34°40′48.87″N 92°54′08.21″E / 34.6802417°N 92.9022806°E / 34.6802417; 92.9022806


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