A ride on China's cheapest train

Updated: 2016-06-12 11:29

(Xinhua)

Passengers queue to board on the train No 7559 in Shache, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 23, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Known as the cheapest train ride in China, the eight-hour journey along 485 kilometers of the southern branch of the historic Silk Road costs just 28 yuan (about $4.25) per person.