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China has set the timetables and ticket prices for the first trains from five cities to Lhasa along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway which is due to open for trial operations on July 1, 2006.

 

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway will have oxygen supplies on trains to alleviate the effects of altitude sickness. 

 

The gas will be supplied through an air-conditioning type system on the trains which can make the oxygen content in carriages rise by 80 percent. Oxygen masks are installed under the seats and passengers can access them easily if they're feeling unwell.

 

Each train will have a doctor and a nurse on board for emergency treatment of passengers.

 

Timetable and Ticket Prices

 

From-To/

Train Number

Depart.

Time

Arriv.

Time

Total Length/

Total Hours

Price

Frequency

Hard Seat

Hard Sleeper

Soft Sleeper

Beijing to Lhasa

 

T27

 

21:30

20:58 (on the third day)

4064 km/47h

plus 28mins

389

yuan

(US$48.6)

813

yuan

(US$101.6)

1262

yuan

(US$157.7)

Every day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Shijiangzhuang (Hebei Province), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xining (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Nagqu (Tibet)

Lhasa to Beijing

 

T28

 

8:00

8:00 (on the third day)

4064 km/48h

 

389

yuan

(US$48.6)

 

813

yuan

(US$101.6)

 

1262

yuan

(US$157.7)

Every day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Nagqu (Tibet), Golmud (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Shijiazhuang (Hebei)

Chengdu to Lhasa

 

T22/3

 

18:18

18:28 (on the third day)

3360 km/48h

plus 10mins

331

yuan

(US$41.3)

 

712

yuan

(US$89)

 

1104

yuan

(US$138)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Guangyuan (Sichuan), Baoji (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xining (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Nagqu (Tibet)

Lhasa to Chengdu

 

T24/1

 

9:05

9:55 (on the third day)

3360 km/48h

plus 50mins

 

331

yuan

(US$41.3)

 

712

yuan

(US$89)

 

1104

yuan

(US$138)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Nagqu (Tibet), Golmud (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai), Lanzhou (Gansu), Baoji (Shaanxi), Guangyuan (Sichuan)

Chongqing to Lhasa

 

T222/3

 

19:20

18:28 (on the third day)

3654 km/47h plus 8mins

355

yuan

(US$44.4)

754

yuan

(US$94.3)

1168

yuan

(US$146)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Guang'an (Sichuan), Dazhou (Sichuan), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Baoji (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xining (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Nagqu (Tibet)

Lhasa to Chongqing

 

T224/1

 

9:05

9:55 (on the third day)

3654 km/48h plus 50mins

355

yuan

(US$44.4)

754

yuan

(US$94.3)

1168

yuan

(US$146)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Nagqu (Tibet), Golmud (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai), Lanzhou (Gansu), Baoji (Shaanxi), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Dazhou (), Guang’an (Sichuan)

Lanzhou to Lhasa

 

K917

 

16:45

22:30 (on the second day)

2188 km/29h plus 45mins

242

yuan

(US$30.3)

552

yuan

(US$69)

854

yuan

(US$106.8)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Xining (Qinghai), Hairag (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Amdo (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Damxung (Tibet)

Lhasa to Lanzhou

 

K918

 

9:32

15:45 (on the second day)

2188 km/30h plus 13mins

242

yuan

(US$30.3)

552

yuan

(US$69)

854

yuan

(US$106.8)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Damxung (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Amdo (Tibet), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Hairag (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai)

Xining to Lhasa

 

N917

 

20:07

22:30 (on the second day)

1972 km/26h plus 23mins

226

yuan

(US$28.3)

523

yuan

(US$65.4)

810

yuan

(US$101.3)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Hairag (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Amdo (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Damxung (Tibet)

Lhasa to Xining

 

N918

 

9:32

12:19 (on the second day)

1972 km/26h plus 47mins

226

yuan

(US$28.3)

523

yuan

(US$65.4)

810

yuan

(US$101.3)

Every other day

Stops for Passenger Flow

Damxung (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Amdo (Tibet), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Hairag (Qinghai)

(More trains to be added)

(China.org.cn June 28, 2006)

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