Times, fares announced for Tibet rail
(Agencies)
Updated: 2006-06-27 17:00
Chinese soldiers patrol a track of the Qinghai-Tibet
Railway in Lhasa, Tibet, June 26. 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. [Xinhua]
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