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Sanya by Train

Edge of the SkySanya, China's southernmost city known for sun and sand, is now connected by railway. Xinhua says the city will be served by high-speed trains:- Sanya to Guangzhou: 15 hoursSanya to Beijing: 35 hoursSanya to Shanghai: 36.5 hours... ...full story at Letters from China

from Letters from China on Fri, Apr 20 2007

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02 Feb 08 visit China Railway, 中国铁路 (GuangZhou to SanYa Train)  »  YouTube videoGuangZhou to SanYa Train depart form GuangZhou station.
02 Sep 08 visit High speed city link even faster  »  Shanghai Daily THE Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will cut traveling time between Shanghai and the capital from 12 hours to four, a newspaper said. Previous reports said trains would travel at 350 kilometers per hour on the...
02 Aug 09 visit China to launch Shanghai-Tianjin high-speed trains  »  People's Daily China will launch the high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains on railway linking the eastern financial hub of Shanghai and northern Tianjin City, shortening the trip to nine hours, Tianjin railway authorities said on Saturday. The EMU trains,...
30 Jul 09 visit Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway to become world's fastest line  »  People's Daily In September 2008, China's Ministry of Railways (MOR) announced that the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is scheduled for completion by 2012. By then, the railway will allow trains to run at a maximum speed of 380 kilometers...
10 Dec 07 visit Test run planned for China's first inter-city high-speed train  »  People's Daily A test run of the inter-city high-speed railway between Beijing and Tianjin, the first of its kind in China, will be held in the first quarter next year, an official said on Monday. Ren Zhongyu, an official of the railway project, ...
12 Dec 07 visit Test run planned for China's first inter-city high-speed train  »  china.org.cn A test run of the inter-city high-speed railway between Beijing and Tianjin, the first of its kind in China, will be held in the first quarter next year, an official said on Monday.

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