Soochow-Kashing Link Ready for Traffic Soochow, July 1
After one year's construction, the Soochow-Kashing railway, a branch Ame connecting the Shanghal-Nanking amd the Shanghai-Hangchow railways, was opened to traffic yesterday.
The first train had, as its honorary passengers, Mr. Chin Sze-hsuan, re~ presentative of the Ministry of Railways, and Mr, Huang Po-chia Managing-Director of the Shanghal-'Nanking and the Shanghai-Hangchow oilways, who made an inspection ".f the line.
According to the authorities of the new railroad, trains will run, for the time being, four times a day, until business comes to a time when'more trains will be required.
Rates for the line are: First class, $845 for the whole journey; Second lass, $220; and Third class, $1.20.
As the foundation of the road 1 not yet firm, it now takes two hours and Afty-five minutes to complete the.trip, its speed being 30 kins. per hour. It is said that after three months when the condition of the road is Improved, the speed will be increased to 50 kins. per hour, covering the whole journey in one and a half hours, The whole line consists of eight] stations as follows: Soochow, Sianman, Wukiang, Paigee, Pingwuan, Zungtze,—Wangklungching, ani Kashing.
It is learned that passengers will be given the privilege during the first five days to make return trips with single-trip tickets, Although the road was opened to: traffic for the first time yesterday. more than 200 passengers. travelled fon every train—Central New:
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