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Green trains: low-cost alternative for people during 2019 Spring Festival travel rush

Updated: Feb 3,2019 4:07 PM     Xinhua

A little passenger waves his hand at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019. Low-speed green trains are still in operation as bullet trains run past new stations throughout China. The old-fashioned green trains are a low-cost alternative for people to travel during the 2019 Spring Festival travel rush. [Photo/Xinhua]

A railway staff member (R) provides hot water for a passenger at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]

Two elderly passengers chat at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]

A passenger displays Spring Festival gifts at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

A passenger reads a book at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]

A train conductor (2nd L) explains travel safety rules to two kids at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers board a low-speed green train at the Chongqing Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Jan 31, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

A railway policeman warns passengers of travel safety rules at a low-speed green train from Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to Neijiang city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Jan 31, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]