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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Rail Ticket Prices and Travelling Tips
06/28/2011 11:52:43
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail, the world’s longest high-speed rail, will begin to take passengers from June 30th, 2011. The ticket prices of the high-speed rail were announced by Chinese railway authorities recently and some useful travelling tips were advised as well.
Ticket Prices
The trains of Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway are divided into two kinds: ones running at a speed of 300 km an hour; the others 250 km an hour. So the ticket prices vary for different trains. And three kinds of seats (deluxe business seats, first class seats, economical seats) are provided on each train. Thus passengers can choose their seats that suit them. Detailed prices are as follows:
Ticket Prices for High-Speed Rail Trains (300 km per hour)
| Departing Station | Arriving Station | Economical Seats (RMB) | First-class Seats (RMB) | Deluxe Business Seats (RMB) |
| Beijing South | Shanghai Hongqiao | 555 | 935 | 1750 |
| Beijing South | Kunshan South | 535 | 900 | 1690 |
| Beijing South | Suzhou North | 525 | 885 | 1655 |
| Beijing South | Wuxi East | 515 | 865 | 1620 |
| Beijing South | Changzhou North | 495 | 830 | 1555 |
| Beijing South | Danyang North | 480 | 810 | 1520 |
| Beijing South | Zhenjiang South | 470 | 790 | 1480 |
| Beijing South | Nanjing South | 445 | 750 | 1405 |
| Beijing South | Chuzhou | 420 | 710 | 1330 |
| Beijing South | Dingyuan | 395 | 665 | 1250 |
| Beijing South | Bangbu South | 375 | 630 | 1180 |
| Beijing South | Suzhou East | 340 | 570 | 1065 |
| Beijing South | Xuzhou East | 310 | 420 | 975 |
| Beijing South | Zaozhuang | 285 | 475 | 890 |
| Beijing South | Tengzhou East | 270 | 450 | 845 |
| Beijing South | Qufu East | 245 | 410 | 770 |
| Beijing South | Taian | 215 | 360 | 675 |
| Beijing South | Jinan West | 185 | 315 | 590 |
| Beijing South | Dezhou East | 145 | 245 | 455 |
| Beijing South | Cangzhou West | 95 | 165 | 305 |
| Beijing South | Tianjin South | 55 | 95 | 175 |
| Beijing South | Langfang | 30 | 45 | 85 |
Ticket Prices for High-Speed Rail Trains (250 km per hour)
| Departing Station | Arriving Station | Economical Seats (RMB) | First-class Seats (RMB) | Deluxe Business Seats (RMB) |
| Beijing South | Shanghai Hongqiao | 410 | 650 | 1220 |
| Beijing South | Kunshan South | 395 | 625 | 1175 |
| Beijing South | Suzhou North | 385 | 610 | 1145 |
| Beijing South | Wuxi East | 375 | 600 | 1120 |
| Beijing South | Changzhou North | 355 | 570 | 1070 |
| Beijing South | Danyang North | 345 | 555 | 1040 |
| Beijing South | Zhenjiang South | 335 | 540 | 1010 |
| Beijing South | Nanjing South | 315 | 505 | 950 |
| Beijing South | Chuzhou | 300 | 475 | 895 |
| Beijing South | Dingyuan | 280 | 445 | 835 |
| Beijing South | Bangbu South | 265 | 420 | 785 |
| Beijing South | Suzhou East | 235 | 375 | 705 |
| Beijing South | Xuzhou East | 215 | 340 | 640 |
| Beijing South | Zaozhuang | 195 | 310 | 580 |
| Beijing South | Tengzhou East | 185 | 290 | 550 |
| Beijing South | Qufu East | 165 | 265 | 495 |
| Beijing South | Taian | 145 | 230 | 430 |
| Beijing South | Jinan West | 125 | 200 | 375 |
| Beijing South | Dezhou East | 95 | 155 | 290 |
| Beijing South | Cangzhou West | 65 | 105 | 195 |
| Beijing South | Tianjin South | 40 | 60 | 115 |
| Beijing South | Langfang | 20 | 30 | 55 |
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail Traveling Tips
1. Booking Tips
If you’re going to take the high-speed rail, you are required to show valid certificate (IDs, passports) while buying tickets and boarding the train.
If you ask someone to book the tickets for you, you have to provide copies of your valid certificate.
2. Telephone Reservation
Passengers could book tickets via reservation hotline, but this is only applicable to reserve tickets for trains that depart in 3 days. In addition, you will have to get your tickets at stations or travel agencies in 24 hours after your telephone call. If you don’t get tickets in 24 hours, your telephone reservation will be canceled.
For those who want to reserve tickets more than 3 days, they should go to the railway station to buy your tickets directly. According the railway regulation, they could reserve tickets for trains that depart in 10 days there.
Reservation Hotline: 95105105.
3. Refunding Policy
If you want to refund a ticket, you have to go to the railway station and complete the refunding at least 2 hours before the train leaves. And you will be charged for 20 percent of your ticket price as the refunding fee.
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