Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Beijing Train Station
( Beijing Zhan;
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)
is the most central of
Beijing's four main train stations, and is linked to the subway system.
Typical fares (hard sleeper unless indicated) include:
Datong
K series, ¥108, 6 hours (regular)
Shanghai
T series, soft-sleeper ¥327, 14 hours (4.56pm 7.28pm)
Beijing West Train Station
( Xi Zhan;
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)
is gargantuan. At the time
of research, it was on the disconnected subway Line 9, so it was better to use
Military Museum station on Line 1 (turn left out of Exit D of the station, then left
again and keep walking; 15 minutes). By the time you read this, though, Line 9
should be connected to the rest of the subway network.
Beijing West accommodates fast Z series trains, such as the following (fares
are soft-sleeper unless indicated):
Lanzhou
Z T series, hard sleeper ¥345, 17 hours (2.31pm 8.09pm)
Xi'an
hard sleeper ¥270-290, 11-12 hours (8.03pm 8.48pm)
Kowloon (Hong Kong) ¥
488, 24 hours (train Q97, 1.08pm)
Other typical train fares for hard-sleeper tickets, include:
Xi'an
T series, ¥274, 13-14 hours (regular from 2pm onwards)
Chengdu
T K series, ¥418-469, 26-31 hours (9am, 11.08am, 6.29pm 9.52pm)
Chongqing
T K series, ¥409-458, 25-30 hours (five daily)
Guangzhou
T K series, ¥458, 21 hours (five daily)
Guiyang
T series, ¥490, 29 hours (3.58pm 4.57pm)
Kunming
T series, ¥578, 38 hours (4.37pm)
Urumqi
T series, ¥569, 34 hours (10.08am)
Yichang
K series, ¥319-333, 21½ hours (1.35pm 11.11pm)
Beijing South Train Station
( Nan Zhan;
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)
is ultra modern, and is
linked to the subway system on Line 4. It accommodates very high speed 'bul-
let' trains to destinations such as Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Qingdao.
Sample fares:
Hangzhou
G series, second-class seat ¥631, six hours (regular)
Qingdao
G D series, second-class seat ¥250-315, five hours (regular)
Shanghai Hongqiao Station
G class trains, second-class seat, ¥555, 5½ hours (regu-
lar)
Suzhou
G series, second-class seat ¥525, five hours (regular)
