Low price Jining-Tongliao train route benefits locals
By Zhao Xiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2017-01-26
 |
|
Train 6041 prepares to depart Jining South Railway Station in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Jan 21. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Traveling 997 kilometers, the train is the only one heated by coal-fired boilers along the Jining-Tongliao railway sector.
Due to its low price and multiple stops, the train is a convenience to local residents, particularly those living in impoverished areas.
 |
|
Passengers in the sleeping berths of Train 6041 travel from Jining to Tongliao in Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Jan 21. [Photo/Xinhua] |
 |
|
People board Train 6041 at Huade Railway Station on Jan 21. [Photo/Xinhua] |
High-speed train debuts in Inner Mongolia
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
