Guard brigades ensure Qinghai-Xizang Railway security

The People's Armed Police has played an essential role in protecting the railway and safeguarding train passengers in the Xizang autonomous region.

One of the brigades of the Lhasa Detachment of the People's Armed Police of the Xizang autonomous region is tasked with safeguarding the vital Qinghai-Xizang Railway.

The brigade's several squads are responsible for guarding the Lhasa River Super-Long Bridge of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway and the railway's Yangbajan No 1 and No 2 tunnels in Lhasa, respectively. The Qinghai-Xizang Railway opened to traffic in 2006, becoming the region's first railway.