Question from Chris:
Hi!
We will travel to shanghai from Malaysia. May i know how much of the D train per pax from shanghai to Hangzhou, and also from Hangzhou to shanghai? We will stay at La Residence at Zhenning Road, Can you suggest which train we should take?
Can we book online? Or must buy directly at the counter? Read More…
As I blogged before, it is a really bad idea if you need to travel around China before the Chinese New Year. Students, migrant workers, people who work out of their hometowns are all going home. Everyone is on the road!
Official news has announced this year peak season starts from 30 Jan till 10 Mar. Read More…
Today’s news said Shanghai Rail finally launched its official ticket booking hotline today. So passengers can dial 95105105 to book the train ticket from Shanghai to anywhere in China except Hongkong.
I then logged on Shanghai Rail official web site to understand the telephone booking procedure. It looked easy. Read More…
Like what I said before, Shanghai South Railway Station is more like a airport, from the outside through the inside.
Shanghai South Railway Station
Compared with Shanghai Railway Station, which I guess was built in last century, Shanghai South Railway Station is more passenger friendly, especially foreigners friendly. Lots of signage and maps in both Chinese and English. Read More…
Shanghai South Railway Station is the newest train station in Shanghai. First impression, it is not a train station, it is an airport!
Metro Line 1/3 and many buses including airport buses (Line 7) can all take you there.
It is even better if you take taxis, because there is an elevated road directly connecting to the departure of the train station (I said, like an airport!) Read More…
If you have been to the People’s Square Metro station, you will know how easily you can get lost in Shanghai huge metro Station. That is why lots of readers asked me about the detailed information of Metro Shanghai South Railway Station.
Currently Metro Line 1 and 3 both stop at Shanghai South Railway Station. Line 1 is on the north side (blue block in the map) and Line 3 is one the south side (yellow block in the map). Read More…
Question from Frida:
Hi, Hoo, I am travelling by train from Suzhu to Shanghai and then will need to catch the flight to Mexico in Pudong Airport. I know I can take the shuttle bus line 5 from Shanghai Railway Station to Pudong Airport. But I just have no idea where the terminal is in the gigantic train station. Would you be able to give me the direction? Many thanks. Read More…
Look at the pictures below I took today. Look at the long queue for train tickets! And I overheard that some train tickets have already been sold out for some hot tourist destinations during the National Day week! Read More…
Many readers asked me about the differences between the first class and second class soft seat of the CRH trains. Read More…
Many readers asked me to provide the bullet train (CRH) timetable from Shanghai to Nanjing. Below is the latest I got. I didn’t know there are so many!
It takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes from Shanghai to Nanjing. Ticket prices are 93RMB for second class soft seat and 112RMB for first class soft seat. Difference: first class is much more spacious than second class. Read More…
This might be a good news for people who are travelling between Shanghai and Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province.
There will be a new faster train service between Shanghai and Fuzhou from 31st August 2009.
Service No: Z115
Departure from: South Shanghai Railway Station
Departure time: 19:52
Arrive time: 6:41 (next day) Read More…
According to data published by Shanghai transportation bureau, Shanghai’s railways and roads will carry more than 200,000 travelers each day in the National Day holidays from October 1 to 8. Read More…
Train ticket is only in Chinese when you take train in China. So how to decode train ticket in Chinese is an important thing even ticket is simple though.
On the train ticket, there are several key information should be noticed. Then after you buy your ticket, you could make sure you got a right one to travel.
Here is a typical train ticket in China. Read More…
To train from Shanghai to Beijing, you may not know there is one called train No. 1462. It is the cheapest and slowest train on the line of Shanghai to Beijing. And it will travel about more than 20 hours but only cost your 88RMB on hard seat and 183RMB on hard sleeper. Read More…
An expat friend of mine was stopped by check-out counter at Suzhou train station last week. He throwed away his ticket on the train, and couldn’t pass the final check-up at Suzhou railway station. After several rounds of back and forth explanation with staff of Suzhou rails, he had to pay his train ticket again and cleared his check-out at train station.
Then when you travel in China by train, do keep your ticket till final check-up at your destination. Read More…
Every year, Shangha rail will reach its peak time around July, and this year is no exception. Shanghai Railway Station was packed by a flash crowd of passengers from students, tourists, and people visiting their relatives settled in other cities.
By estimation, Shanghai Railway Station will transport 170k passengers daily which started from July 5 to 15. And Shanghai rail has arranged extra 7 trains to accommodate the increasing demand. Read More…
