China to Open Nearly 5,000 km of HSR Lines in 2019
At least 4,447 km. We’ve done the number crunching and this is how the figures look. So let’s hope you’ve a visa or residence permit valid for quite a while, because those new lines...
Category: Hubei
Tracks Being Laid for Wuhan-Jiujiang High Speed Railway
This update incorporates content from People’s Railway Daily. This is the official national railway newspaper for China. Tracks are being laid in the province of Hubei, in central China, on the new, 198 km...
Planned Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR Upgraded to 350 km/h
The current rail administration under Sheng Guangzu has not initially been kind to Chinese HSR. Prices were cut by 5% after speeds went down by 15%, which really was a price hike in disguise,...
Wuhan-Huangshi and Wuhan-Huanggang Intercity Railways Enter Service
The Wuhan-Huangshi and Wuhan-Huanggang Intercity Railways entered service today, 18 June 2014. These make Wuhan the first city to have three intercity railways, with the first one — the Wuhan-Xianning Intercity Railway — already...
Christmas Eve 2013: Longer Metro service hours
It’s Christmas Eve again — as a result, some metro operators in China are extending service hours. Guangzhou: The Guangzhou Metro is extending services across the whole network by 1 hour. Nanjing: Last trains...
Wuhan–Shenzhen North Direct HSR Train Ticket Prices Finalised
In brief:Prices for direct trains from Wuhan to Shenzhen North have been finalised. Finalised ticket prices for G high speed trains from Wuhan to Shenzhen North have been finalised. For the trip lasting 4–5...
Direct HSR Trains to Link Wuhan and Shenzhen Next Month
In brief:Direct high speed trains will link Wuhan with Shenzhen as of 01 April 2012. At present, passengers going from Shenzhen North to Changsha South, Wuhan, or other destinations on the Wuhan-Guangzhou stretch of...
Shijiazhuang-Wuhan Stretch of Beijing-Hong Kong High Speed Rail Nearly Ready
The Shijiazhuang to Wuhan stretch of the Beijing-Hong Kong HSR is getting increasingly closer to completion, following reports that tracks have been laid in full on this stretch. This bit of the Beijing-Hong Kong...
