subject: High Speed Train In Chinese Cities [print this page] A new high speed train linking the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou has established a world record fee for the train was traveling at 416.6 miles per hour at its trial run on the train Tuesday.The expected to halve travel time to 40 minutes to cover a distance of 202 km between the two cities at an average speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
expected to begin in late October, the state broadcast China Central Television said. "The new record of 416.6 kilometers per hour shows that China has entered a new phase in the high-tech high-speed train," said Zhang Shuguang, deputy chief engineer of the Ministry of Railways, was quoted as saying.
Yule Liu, China National Radio reporter who took the test drive, said he felt that he was flying when the train reached its peak speed.China, which currently has 7,000 km high-speed railway lines, the greatest of its kind in the world is not attractive to passengers because of excessively cheap ticket payments and long-time train travel is not direct.
A first class train ticket for travel between two cities is estimated at more than 100 yuan ($ 14.90), which is double the current rate, the Jiefang Daily reported.Travellers believe that the speed between Shanghai and Hangzhou to take more two hours on the road where the train stops at all nine stations along the route, seven of which are newly built in the suburban districts of Shanghai and some cities in Zhejiang.
expected to begin in late October, the state broadcast China Central Television said. "The new record of 416.6 kilometers per hour shows that China has entered a new phase in the high-tech high-speed train," said Zhang Shuguang, deputy chief engineer of the Ministry of Railways, was quoted as saying.
Yule Liu, China National Radio reporter who took the test drive, said he felt that he was flying when the train reached its peak speed.China, which currently has 7,000 km high-speed railway lines, the greatest of its kind in the world is not attractive to passengers because of excessively cheap ticket payments and long-time train travel is not direct.
A first class train ticket for travel between two cities is estimated at more than 100 yuan ($ 14.90), which is double the current rate, the Jiefang Daily reported.Travellers believe that the speed between Shanghai and Hangzhou to take more two hours on the road where the train stops at all nine stations along the route, seven of which are newly built in the suburban districts of Shanghai and some cities in Zhejiang.
