High speed rail to Guizhou!
Nov 27, 2014, 11:59 am
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High speed rail to Guizhou!
The schedules of the first high speed railway to Guizhou have been disclosed. The high speed railway has been built from Guangzhou via Zhaoqing and Guilin to Guiyang.
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The fastest D train Guangzhou-Guiyang seems to take 5:04. The fastest existing train Guangzhou-Guiyang seems to take 19:52.
The Guangzhou-Guiyang high speed railway is reputed to open on 26th of December, 2014. The second high speed railway to Guizhou is supposed to be Changsha-Huaihua-Guiyang high speed railway, to open in May 2015.
In Guizhou, earth is not flat for three li, heaven is not clear for three days, man does not have three cents. Is there anywhere worth going in Guizhou even if a high speed railway goes there?
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The fastest D train Guangzhou-Guiyang seems to take 5:04. The fastest existing train Guangzhou-Guiyang seems to take 19:52.
The Guangzhou-Guiyang high speed railway is reputed to open on 26th of December, 2014. The second high speed railway to Guizhou is supposed to be Changsha-Huaihua-Guiyang high speed railway, to open in May 2015.
In Guizhou, earth is not flat for three li, heaven is not clear for three days, man does not have three cents. Is there anywhere worth going in Guizhou even if a high speed railway goes there?
Nov 27, 2014, 1:19 pm
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Nov 27, 2014, 6:47 pm
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Guizhou is at times amazingly beautiful but large parts are fairly difficult to access and average incomes at the low end.
Think endless mountain roads through scattered villages and then arriving at the most majestetic lakeside you could imagine surrounded by rare flowers and plants.
Dec 26, 2014, 11:42 am
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There are 9 D trains daily Guiyang-Guangzhou. Of them the fastest, D211, travels nonstop in 4:09. Ticket price second class 261 yuan, first class 313 yuan. The other 8 D trains take 4:58 to 5:47.
The 4 K trains take 20:27 to 22:38, hard seat costs 173 yuan 5 jiao to 189 yuan 5 jiao, hard sleeper 296 yuan 5 jiao to 343 yuan 5 jiao, soft sleeper 464 yuan 5 jiao to 586 yuan 5 jiao.
The 4 K trains take 20:27 to 22:38, hard seat costs 173 yuan 5 jiao to 189 yuan 5 jiao, hard sleeper 296 yuan 5 jiao to 343 yuan 5 jiao, soft sleeper 464 yuan 5 jiao to 586 yuan 5 jiao.
Dec 27, 2014, 6:45 am
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There are 9 D trains daily Guiyang-Guangzhou. Of them the fastest, D211, travels nonstop in 4:09. Ticket price second class 261 yuan, first class 313 yuan. The other 8 D trains take 4:58 to 5:47.
The 4 K trains take 20:27 to 22:38, hard seat costs 173 yuan 5 jiao to 189 yuan 5 jiao, hard sleeper 296 yuan 5 jiao to 343 yuan 5 jiao, soft sleeper 464 yuan 5 jiao to 586 yuan 5 jiao.
The 4 K trains take 20:27 to 22:38, hard seat costs 173 yuan 5 jiao to 189 yuan 5 jiao, hard sleeper 296 yuan 5 jiao to 343 yuan 5 jiao, soft sleeper 464 yuan 5 jiao to 586 yuan 5 jiao.
Dec 31, 2014, 1:54 am
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Guilin-Guangzhou is served by 15 high speed trains, trip time 2:34 to 3:13. Price second class 137 yuan 5 jiao, first class 165 yuan, VIP seat 247 yuan 5 jiao.
For comparison, the only slow train, K950, takes 10:45 overnight (via Hengyang) and costs 112 yuan hard seat, 208 yuan hard sleeper, 373 yuan soft sleeper.
3 of these 15 high speed trains continue Guilin-Shenzhen. Trip time 3:14 to 3:54, price second class 212 yuan, first class 264 yuan 5 jiao, VIP seat 367 yuan.
For comparison, the only slow train, K950, takes 10:45 overnight (via Hengyang) and costs 112 yuan hard seat, 208 yuan hard sleeper, 373 yuan soft sleeper.
3 of these 15 high speed trains continue Guilin-Shenzhen. Trip time 3:14 to 3:54, price second class 212 yuan, first class 264 yuan 5 jiao, VIP seat 367 yuan.
Dec 31, 2014, 10:35 pm
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Guilin-Guangzhou is served by 15 high speed trains, trip time 2:34 to 3:13. Price second class 137 yuan 5 jiao, first class 165 yuan, VIP seat 247 yuan 5 jiao.
For comparison, the only slow train, K950, takes 10:45 overnight (via Hengyang) and costs 112 yuan hard seat, 208 yuan hard sleeper, 373 yuan soft sleeper.
3 of these 15 high speed trains continue Guilin-Shenzhen. Trip time 3:14 to 3:54, price second class 212 yuan, first class 264 yuan 5 jiao, VIP seat 367 yuan.
For comparison, the only slow train, K950, takes 10:45 overnight (via Hengyang) and costs 112 yuan hard seat, 208 yuan hard sleeper, 373 yuan soft sleeper.
3 of these 15 high speed trains continue Guilin-Shenzhen. Trip time 3:14 to 3:54, price second class 212 yuan, first class 264 yuan 5 jiao, VIP seat 367 yuan.
E: If any Shenzhen bound trains then actually originate from Guiyang.
Jan 1, 2015, 1:39 am
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Jan 1, 2015, 2:16 am
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Interesting observation. After you told us about the nn-sz train a few days ago, I tried to book it, but struck out, in spite of the fact that piecing the trip together with a change of trains in Gz is really easy. This made no sense to me.
Jul 6, 2015, 11:00 pm
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Beijing-Changsha-Guiyang is served by 3 G trains daily. Fastest, express train G81 with 5 stops, takes 8:40. The others, G401 and G403, have 16 to 18 stops and take 10:19 to 10:31.
Price second class 963 yuan 5 jiao, first class 1568 yuan 5 jiao, business class 3043 yuan 5 jiao
That´s fairly fast... but oddly dear!
For comparison:
Beijing-Shenzhen 2 G trains daily, fastest, express train G79 with 5 stops, takes 8:35, the other, G71 with 16 stops, takes 10:13
Price second class 936 yuan 5 jiao, first class 1479 yuan 5 jiao, business class 2923 yuan 5 jiao