In order to guarantee safe and stable operation of Qinghai-Tibet railway, it is required to
seek operation and maintenance modes and safety measures suitable to Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Based
on the current modes and specialty of Qinghai-Tibet railway, operation and maintenance modes and
the development tendency during operation of Qinghai-Tibet railway in the future are analyzed.
Finally, the authors put forward the reasonable operation and maintenance modes and safety
measures.