Times, fares announced for Tibet rail
(Agencies)
Updated: 2006-06-27 17:00
![A worker checks the carriage of a train for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in Xining, west China's Qinghai province, June 12, 2006. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway will begin trial operations on July 1, 2006. Picture taken June 12, 2006. [Reuters]](xin_2206032717045322174113.jpg)
A worker checks the carriage of a train
for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in Xining, west China's Qinghai province, June 12,
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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