Originally Posted by
fsfguy
Is it now possible to get returning tickets for other trains or just the G's?
Can't tell you for sure. The ticket kiosks I've been talking about only cover the G trains.
You have to go to a ticket counter to get a ticket for any other train type. However, if I recall correctly from my experiences last year it was only possible to buy tickets up to 7 days in advance and only for travel originating at the station were you buy the tickets. At least I was not able to buy a ticket Zhangjiajie to Hangzhou in Shanghai. However, my mandarin skills are limited and the rules may have changed since last year...so you should definately try and report back