China will launch "the most luxurious train in the world" to ply the route from Beijing to Tibet's capital Lhasa. A ride on the train, which will begin operations on September 1, will be about 20 times more expensive than the ordinary fare of about 2,000 yuan (280 dollars).
"The interior of the train will be decorated according to the standards of a five-star hotel, making it the most luxurious train in the world, Such a train can only seat 96 passengers," said Zhu Mingrui, general manager of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation.
The luxury journey will take five days. Each train will have 12 passenger cars, two dining cars and a sightseeing car. Each passenger car will have four ten-square-metre (108-square-foot) suites featuring a double bed, a living room and bathing facilities.
However, critics say that the line is allowing the Han Chinese, the national majority, to flood into Tibet, leading to the devastation of the local culture as well accelerating environmental degradation of the region.
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