Here’s an up-close look at the La Khe Station that has just been opened for tours by the Ministry of Transport.


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The locomotive weighs 35 tons, is 19 metres long, 3.8 metres high and 2.8 metres wide. The entire train has four carriages.




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Each carriage weighs 32 tons, is 2.8 metres wide and has six benches.




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Each carriage is numbered HN01, HN02, HN03 and HN04.




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Pictured is the control room for the driver. The train has maximum speed of 80kph, and an average speed of 35kph. 




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Yellow seats are for passengers with handicaps.




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Pictured is the map of the journey and stations. 




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There are eight doors on each train. Each door is 1.3 metres wide.




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