New railway line creates opportunities in Tibet

Samdrub, from the region's Gyatsa county, said he was pleased with the opening of the new railway service.

"It is the first time for my home city to get railway service, and I believe it will cause our economy and social development to boom," he said.

Railway engineer Sonam Wangdrak, from the eastern city of Chamdo, said he was proud of the opening of a railway near his hometown, more than 1,000 km from Lhasa.