Dear MEL Topic Readers,
New high-speed sleeper train service connects Hong Kong with Beijing
and Shanghai
China is a nation of electric traveling. Around 8 million new electric
cars were sold last year and is projected to grow to 10 million this year. It also
has the world’s longest and most extensively covered high-speed rail network of
over 45,000 km. For example, Hong Kong to Beijing bullet trains run for a
travel time of about 8.5 hours for the 2,439 km distance, and the Hong Kong to
Shanghai service takes around eight hours for the 1,649 km distance. If you
fly, it takes 3.5 hours and 2 hours and 45 minutes respectively, plus the time
to get to and from the airports, checking in, security clearance, and waiting
time for boarding. All in all, train services are more convenient if you can bear
the long hours, nearly all day long. Now, new high-speed sleeper train services
began on June 15 between Hong Kong and the two major cities. Leaving in the
evening, travelers arrive at Beijing or Shanghai station before 7 am the next
morning. Return trips leave Beijing and Shanghai at around 8 pm and arrive in
Hong Kong the next morning at 8:47 am and 7:29 am respectively. If you want to arrive
in these three cities early in the morning, this new high-speed sleeper train
service might be a good option. Indeed, the convenience of a sleeper train is
not so much about how fast or how long it runs but what time to leave and
arrive at your destination.
Read the article and learn about China’s brand-new high-speed railway
service.
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