Jianshui Little Train

The Jianshui Little Train is located inside the Lin'an Station of Jianshui Ancient City, at the intersection of Yinghui Road and Donglin Road in Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Jianshui County, belonging to the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, was historically known as Butou, also called Badian, with a history of over 1200 years of city establishment. It is reputed as 'the Zou Lu of Southern Yunnan, a famous state of literature,' and in the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, the Lin'an Prefecture was established, with the prefectural government moved to Jianshui State, and the Lin'an Wei Commandery was set up. The land was expanded and the brick city was rebuilt, hence Jianshui City is also known as Lin'an City. Starting from 1910, local gentry repeatedly submitted joint petitions to Cai E, the Governor of Yunnan, requesting to raise funds from the public to build a railway from Gejiu to Mengzi and Jianshui. Cai E expressed his strong approval and replied with permission. In 1913, the 'Ge Bi Shi Railway Company Limited' was established. Due to the complex terrain in the southeastern part of Yunnan and the local gentry's consciousness of resource protection, the Ge Bi Shi Railway did not adopt the meter gauge like the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway but used a 6-inch gauge, that is, a 600-millimeter railway gauge. The construction of the Jijie to Jianshui section started in 1918 and opened to traffic in 1928. Currently, the little train runs two round trips daily from Lin'an to Tuanshan, with the schedule from 09:00 to 10:50 from Lin'an to Tuanshan in the morning, returning from 13:00 to 13:45, and in the afternoon, it departs from 14:30 to 16:20, with the return time from 17:50 to 18:35. The entire station of the Jianshui Ancient City little train, the decoration of the carriages, and the attire of the attendants are very historically atmospheric. Riding the tourist little train, the scenery on both sides of the route changes with the seasons. The train will pass by the Shuanglong Bridge and Xianghui Bridge, stopping for half an hour each for sightseeing, with the final stop at Tuanshan Station. ⏳Play Time: Free access to the train station, with parking available, playtime ranges from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. 📝Tips: If you want to take the little train for sightseeing, it is recommended to book tickets in advance. During the peak price season (January, February, July, August, and national legal holidays), the round-trip hard seat is 120 yuan/person, soft seat 150 yuan/person, one-way hard seat 100 yuan/person, soft seat 120 yuan/person. During the off-peak season (outside the peak season and national legal holidays), the round-trip hard seat is 100 yuan/person, soft seat 120 yuan/person, one-way hard seat 80 yuan/person, soft seat 100 yuan/person.