Slow-speed trains run through Daliang Mountains in SW China
Updated: April 15, 2021 14:49Xinhua
Aerial photo shows the 5634 train pulling in at Shamalada Station in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. As modern high-speed trains shoot past new stations throughout China, a pair of slow-speed trains still run through Daliang Mountains. The 5633/5634 trains run between Puxiong and Panzhihua of Sichuan province with an average speed of less than 40 km per hour. The journey with 26 stations in between takes eleven hours and four minutes, with the ticket prices ranging from 2 yuan to 25.5 yuan (about $0.3-$3.9). The slow-speed trains send children to their schools, sick people to healthcare, and the locals to the world outside of the mountains. [Photo/Xinhua]
A student takes the 5633 train back to school in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman of Yi ethnic group (R) sells goods at a mobile market on the 5633 train in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Students take the 5633 train to school in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A passenger shows her ticket on the 5634 train in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 12, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers are seen on the 5633 train in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Driver of the 5633/5634 train Zhao Wei prepares to set out in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A piglet is seen on the 5633 train in Southwest China's Sichuan province, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
