Summary：The Ministry of Railways has demanded China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR) respond to reports about luxurious equipment on bullet trains .

The Ministry of Railways has demanded China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR) respond to reports about luxurious equipment on bullet trains after media claimed the company purchased the equipment at prices much higher than market rates, China Youth Daily reports. Railway Minister Sheng Guangzu said although CSR was not a subsidiary enterprise of the Railway Ministry, he still asked it to respond to questions from the media while he attended a group discussion of the Tibet delegation Monday during the Fifth Session of the 11th NPC in Beijing. An article in Century Weekly magazine revealed that the purchase list of CSR, China's biggest train manufacturer, contained more than 3,000 items on CRH-2 trains, such as seats and washstands, which were priced several times higher than the average retail cost. The magazine reported that entire bathroom sets cost 300,000 yuan-400,000 yuan (US$ 47,600-US$63,400), including a 72,395 -yuan sink, a 26,000-yuan washstand, a 1,125-yuan tissue box and a more than 10,000-yuan LCD TV. The washstand, according to the magazine, usually sells for 3,000 yuan per linear meter at Beijing's Easyhome, while CSR bought a two-linear meter one for 26,096 yuan -- nearly four times the market price.