Originally Posted by
WindowSeat123
It's darn cold to go to Harbin, Dalian or Shenyang now..until spring next year. The whole of northeast China becomes one big fridge until April.
Dalian is no colder than Beijing in winter, seeing that it is so far south and in the middle of unfrozen sea.
But something I spotted: on some routes Dalian-Harbin railway is slower this winter!
Dalian-Harbin: 5:20-5:44 2013/2014 - 5:18-5:42 2012-2013 YES
Harbin-Beijing: 7:56-8:09/7:57-8:04 YES/NO
Changchun-Beijing: 6:31-6:53/6:29-6:45 YES
Jilin-Beijing: 7:36/7:28 YES
Harbin-Changchun: 1:18-1:38/1:18-1:55 NO
Harbin-Shenyang: 2:52-3:25/2:58-4:20 NO
Harbin-Jilin: 2:15-2:22/2:05-2:50 YES/NO
Changchun-Shenyang: 1:31-2:05/1:32-3:05 NO
Changchun-Dalian: 3:58-4:47/3:52-4:25 YES
Jilin-Shenyang: 2:28-2:40/2:21-3:50 YES/NO
Jilin-Dalian: 4:58-5:30/4:53-5:00 YES
Shenyang-Dalian: 2:13-2:50/2:07-2:40 YES