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China's railway system is relatively developed, with a large network of domestic services and some international railway through trains. Domestic trains are categorized into standard high-speed, high-spend, tourist trains, special train and direct high-speed passenger trains.

Standard high-speed trains run mainly from Guangzhou to Kowloon and from Guangzhou to Shenzhen.

Evening departure and morning arrival high-speed trains run between main cities in China.

Tourists trains connect main tourist cities and touring by these trains is very convenient.

Soft sleeper carriages on China's railways are divided into compartments and each compartment has two lower and two upper berths.

International High-Speed Through Trains

International high-speed through trains consist mainly of the following sections:
Beijing- Ulan Bator- Moscow Beijing-Manzhouli-Moscow;
Beijing- Pyongyang; Urumchi- Alma Ata;
Beijing- Hanoi; Beijing- Ulan Bator.

These rail section are two-way high-spend passenger trains, of which trains from Moscow to Beijing via Ulan Bator or Manzhouli run 6-7 days, offering links for passengers to and from the European continent.

Tickets are sold at local railways, travel services, hotels and train ticket agencies.

Inquiry Offices at Railway Stations :

Beijing (0l0) 65128913

Guangzhou (020) 87157222

Guilin (0773) 3833124

Shanghai (021) 63179090)

Xian (029) 7426067


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