Up to 18:00 of May 25, 2009, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has safely run for 1,000 days, sources from the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation.

Since its opening on July 1, 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has passed many trials such as roadbed stress change period, frozen roadbed stabilization period and adaptation period for new equipment. And statistics show that since its operation, the railway has transported 13.863 million tourists and 62.904 million ton cargos.

The safe operation of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has contributed a lot to the economic development in Qinghai and Tibet.