Times, fares announced for Tibet rail (Agencies) Updated: 2006-06-27 17:00

An ethnic Tibetan poses
in front of the Tangula section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in west China's
Qinghai province June 20, 2006. The much-anticipated fares and schedules for the
Qinghai-Tibet Railway were unveiled Monday. The service begins on July 1 and it
will take 48 hours and a minimum of 389 yuan (US$49) by hard seat to get to
Lhasa from Beijing. [Reuters]
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