Slow train No. 5633 runs between Puxiong township and Panzhihua city in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)
The train maintains its initial speed of less than 40 km per hour for 353 kilometers and stops at 27 stations along the way, of which 21 are located within the Liangshan Mountain. The price of train tickets has not increased for many years, with a minimum cost at only 2 yuan ($0.30).
A goat is taken on slow train No. 5633 running between Puxiong township and Panzhihua city in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)
A passenger sits on the No 5633 train with a basket of chicken and bags of agricultural products , in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)
A carriage of slow train No. 5633 running between Puxiong township and Panzhihua city in southwest China's Sichuan Province is loaded with agricultural products, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)
A carriage of slow train No. 5633 running between Puxiong township and Panzhihua city in southwest China's Sichuan Province is loaded with ducks, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)
Yi ethnic people take livestock and agricultural products onto slow train No. 5633 running between Puxiong township and Panzhihua city in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)
Students of Yi ethnic group read books on slow train No. 5633 running between Puxiong township and Panzhihua city in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Su Zhigang)