High-speed trains recently started running from Chengdu and Chongqing to Beijing and to Shanghai — making significant reductions in the journey times between the cities.<\/p>\n
High-speed sleeper trains from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province cut train travel time between the cities to 15 hours.<\/p>\n
The first bullet train, number D318, left Chengdu at 15:50 and arrived in Beijing at 07:30 the next morning. The high-speed train traversed several railway lines, including the Suining-Chengdu line, the Dazhou-Chengdu Line, and the Beijing-Guangzhou line and stops at two intermediate stations — Nanchong and Shijiangzhuang — before arriving at Beijing West Railway Station.<\/p>\n
Another bullet train from Chengdu left at 17:15 and arrived in Shanghai at 08:50 the next morning, traversing several railway lines including the Suining-Chengdu line, the Hefei-Wuhan line, and the Shanghai-Ningbo line. The route has four intermediate stops –Nanchong, Hefei, Nanjing, and Suzhou — before arriving at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.<\/p>\n
On the same day a bullet train started running from Chongqing to Beijing, cutting the journey time by nine hours to less than 16 hours.<\/p>\n
Bullet train number D320 leaves Chongqing North Railway Station on 16:15, passing three stations, namely Dazhou, Shijiazhuang, and Baoding.<\/p>\n
A bullet train also started running between Chongqing and Shanghai on the same day. Train number D354 left Chongqing at 18:10. Travel time between the two cities is shortened by 13 hours.<\/p>\n
Passengers are able to buy tickets up to 20 days in advance of their journey and the tickets go on sale at 15:00 every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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