Taking the Fast Train in China
Taking the Fast
Train in China
Arriving at Beijing’s South
Station to take the super
fast bullet train ( a distinctive
Arriving at Beijing’s South Station to take the super fast bullet train ( a distinctive pointed nose – their brand new “G” category) to Shanghai, is more like being at an airport than a train station. It travels at 300km/186 miles an hour and arrives in under 5 hours in comfort ( and likely more reliable than a flight and as fast, counting travel and check-in time).
I took this photo of train attendants who look a lot like flight attendants, as we waited to board our train. Quite impressive and also quite different from the older over-night train that we took from the Beijing West station to Xian, that I will write more about soon.
It’s actually the only thing convenient to travel with on land in Shanghai especially if you are a heavy hater of traffic and overcrowded sidewalks.