Smoker in train gets 1,000-yuan fine

A man was fined 1,000 yuan ($162) for smoking on a high-speed train, Beijing News reported on Monday.

The man, surnamed Liu, reportedly smoked in the restroom of a C2245 train from Beijing to Tianjin, setting off the train's smoke alarm. The conductor then decelerated to ensure the train's safety, which delayed the train's arrival in Tianjin.

Liu was seized in the restroom and was transferred to police in Tianjin. According to regulations on railway safety, Liu was fined 1,000 yuan.

This is the heaviest fine since the beginning of this year's summer travel crush.