Blog Tag - Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Rail

Trainspotting: Updates Coming to the High-Speed Rail
The travel-hungry are starting to get a bit antsy with the city recommending that Beijingers refrain from traveling this holiday, but if we can’t hop...
You May Pay More (or Less) For Your Next Train to Shanghai
Just in time for Christmas Eve, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail is scrapping its old one-size-fits-all pricing model and adopting a market-based...
DP Beijing South Railway Station Expands Paperless Tickets for High-Speed Trains
Standing in line for tickets is quickly becoming a thing of the past for high-speed train passengers leaving from Beijing South Railway Station. Just...
Non-Stop Coverage of the High-Speed Rail
Seeing as it’s nearly impossible to open a newspaper or scroll through Google Reader without mention of China and high-speed trains, we've got a lot...
News You Might Have Missed: Scandalous Sales and More Train Trouble
China may be feeling good about itself as other countries deal with riots and debt, but they still have some problems of their own to handle. The...
One Month of High-Speed Travel
One month ago Beijingers, China, and the global media were held captive by the long-awaited start of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train. Since...
All Aboard the CRH: Shanghai-Beijing on the Fast Train
Just in time for the CCP’s 90th, I had the pleasure of riding the latest glorious addition to China’s infrastructure, the high speed CRH railway...
Girls In Training, or “Speak English, Feel Beautiful”
July is fast approaching and for certain girls across China, it's time to put the finishing touches on a few months of grueling training as they...
Not-So-High-Speed Train: Is It Worth It?
The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train will finally leave the station July 1. The train speed has been slowed from original estimates, and the prices...
Transportation: Illegal Practices and Electric Rumors
Beijing is cracking down on illegal drivers and train ticket scalpers, and possibly offering ways to bypass the despised license lottery. Reported...
Chinese Transport: Planes, Trains, and Missing Money
Travel around China is getting more competitive and, hopefully, cheaper. The government has announced plans to cut back on airline fees, following...
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