An important logistics centre has been established along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in the Tibetan township of Nagqu.

Covering Lhasa, Qamdo, Ali and northern Xigaze, the centre provides services on freight transportation, storage, packaging, processing, distribution and information transaction. The centre will help the development of the animal husbandry and mineral exploitation sectors in Nagqu, said Lu Yongzhong, general manager of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation. It is expected to handle 2.2m tons of cargo by 2015 and 3.1m tons by 2020, including minerals, local herbs and building materials.