Besides Lhasa City, Shigatse is also well known as the traffic center of Tibet. It is almost the place which must be passed on the way to Mt. Everest Base Camp during
Tibet tour. Hence, it is well noted by lots of toursits.
According to the latest news, the train between Lhasa and Shigatse has been built since January, 2014 and officially operated this morning successfully. It started at 9:00. As a matter of fact, the train's number from Lhasa to Shigatse is K9821. It starts at 9:00 from Lhasa and arrives in Shigatse at 11:59 via Xerong, Qushui County, Nimu and Renbu. The train's number from Shigatse to Lhasa is K9822. It starts from 17:30 and arrives in Lhasa at 20:27, by way of Renbu, Nimu, Qushui County and Xerong. The hard seat is 40.50 yuan/p.p, the hard sleeper is 119.5 yuan/p.p, the soft sleeper is 175.5 yuan.
