Originally Posted by
moondog
ETA: I just grabbed a train ticket to Fangchenggang on D8251 via Ctrip (they charged me an extra Y20 this time and I didn't bother to figure a workaround because it was still really cheap). Remarkably, it's only a 1.25 hour train ride (v. 4 hours to Pingxiang).
Yes, because of the Guangxi Coastal Railway that opened.
Which is remarkable for being a high speed line having only 1 train daily each branch. Nanning-Fangchenggang takes 1:15 for 159 km, but the only train leaves 12:30, arrives Fangchenggang 13:45 - then returns 14:21 and is back at 15:36. Nanning-Beihai, 208 km, takes 1:35 - but it departs 14:55, arrives 16:30, then returns 18:58 and is back at 20:31.
What is the use of this kind of "service"? No way to make a day trip to Fanchenggang...