College students took the Qinghai-Tibet line train for the first time

It is the first time for college students to take the Qinghai-Tibet Line train

Not recommended

Booking: temporary booking

Although the Qinghai-Tibet Line is a train line, But it is very popular. Basically, if you want to make a last-minute reservation, it is unlikely that you can get a ticket. With a one-hour trip, many prime time tickets are booked out as soon as they are released.

Lhasa→Xining: Z4224

There is only one train from Xining to Lhasa, so I won’t introduce it. However, there are many trains from Lhasa to Xining, so it is not recommended to take this train (19:00-16: 36+1) It is not convenient to go to the scenic spot - Kumbum Monastery nearby, so you can only go back to the city. Kumbum Monastery is 30 kilometers away from the city

Don't worry about it

Book tickets - 5 days in advance

If you want to book a train ticket to the Qinghai-Tibet Line, you have to stick to the ticket issuance time. It used to be half a month, but now it is changed to 5 days. At 15:00 on the day the ticket is issued, grab the ticket immediately. Basically Tickets are all issued on the same day and sold out on the same day. Even if there is some left, the time period is not good

Lhasa → Xining: Z4166

It is recommended to buy the line from Lhasa to Xining during the train period Noon (11:30-9:18+1), which is about 21 hours of train journey, just enough to rest in the train overnight. We will arrive at 9 a.m. the next day and go directly to Kumbum Monastery

Bunk: hard seat (224)

It is really, really not recommended to book a hard seat on the Qinghai-Tibet line. The 21-hour driving time on the plateau, let alone health Even ordinary people cannot stand the adaptation reaction to plateau after sitting for 21 hours. On the plateau, the body must not be overtired

Food: wine/alcoholic beverages

21 hours On trains, everyone always brings some food, but remember not to bring wine or alcoholic beverages, because the Qinghai-Tibet Line is on a plateau, and drinking alcohol will cause shortness of breath and may cause nausea, so it is not recommended that you take the Qinghai-Tibet Line Have a drink

Do it with confidence

Buks: hard sleeper/soft sleeper (495/781) Basically hard sleeper is enough, but if you don’t mind the money, you can also choose soft sleeper because the entire train workshop They are all oxygen workshops, so you don’t need to worry about the thin oxygen on the plateau. Just sleep and you’ll be fine

Food: Carbohydrates/Fruits

On the plateau, eat more carbohydrates. For example, mung bean porridge, eight-treasure porridge, bread, foods high in carbohydrates, as well as oranges, pears, apples, and cherry tomatoes can help the body adapt to altitude sickness

Not recommended

Action: Move too fast

In the Qinghai-Tibet Line train, we try to slow down all our movements, slow down, and don’t walk fast. After all, after the train enters the plateau, there will be some changes in air pressure. Your If the heart rate is too fast, it is easy to have high reflexes

TIPS: Take pictures of Lhasa Station

You cannot take pictures in many places in Lhasa, such as Lhasa Station, because there are many monitoring points here. If you take photos, you will be questioned as recording point information, so everyone must remember not to take photos at points with guards at Lhasa Station

Do it with confidence

Clothes: Bring Bring warm clothes

Be sure to keep yourself warm on the train. The climate on the plateau has a huge temperature difference between day and night. No matter what season it is, you must prepare thick clothes. Colds are an important factor in inducing hypersensitivity. reasons, so be sure to dress warmly

TIPS: 4 major viewing areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Line

There are 4 viewing areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Line with super beautiful scenery, including the Lhasa to Nagqu viewing areas The Yangtze River Source Qiangtang Scenic Area, the Kunlun Mountain Scenic Area Scenic Area, and the Qinghai Lake Area Scenic Area. Each scenic area is different and the scenery has its own characteristics