China's Ministry of Railways clarified Thursday night that the information on the launch of the Beijing-Lhasa luxury train is not true, saying there is no such plan at the moment, the Beijing Times reported.
A report by Tibet Daily earlier Thursday said a luxury train from Beijing to Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, is expected to be put into operation this year.
The report quoted Liao Lisheng, director of Policies and Regulations Department of Tibet Tourism Bureau as saying that the ticket of the train will cost more than $10,000. The train can only take 108 passengers each time and its travel time would last a week.
The information drew much attention among the public immediately after the report was released.
Rumors of the Beijing-Lhasa luxury train have been spread before, but have never been verified.
