Probe into Specific Characteristics of Freight Business Conditions and Safety System of Geermu-lhasa Railway

Specific characteristics of freight business conditions are analyzed, which raise obvious characteristics and main problems of freight traffic of Geermu-lhasa Railway. Firstly, the capacity and demand of freight traffic fluctuate obviously. Secondly, highway traffic conditions affecting greatly on railway freight of Geermu-lhasa railway also fluctuates significantly. In view of the fact, some countermeasures are suggested including mapping out space-distribution of freight volume involving temporal distribution plan of freight traffic volume, temporal distribution of railway transport capacity; highway collection and distribution transport and passenger traffic demand, and yearly plan of inward and outward freight traffic volume, enlarging reserve capacity of freight station, containerizing passing in and out Tibet goods, and increasing the number of station line. Finally, the safety system to assure freight business is set up.