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You can also go Beijing to Shanghai in 4.5 hours. That's over 1200km or 750mi averaging above 260km/hr. I think it's the fastest long distance passenger servic
by kurthr 4y ago
You can also go Beijing to Shanghai in 4.5 hours. That's over 1200km or 750mi averaging above 260km/hr.
I think it's the fastest long distance passenger service available and has the benefit of being central Shanghai to south-central Beijing (rather than north-east where PEK airport is). That made it noticeably better than business air travel between the two cities.
You could also ride the Pudong maglev (at 430km/hr peak and 250km/hr average), but it was never extended from PVG to Jing An and the main Shanghai station.
However, now you have to go through security at each end which adds at least 1.5hr, and that's ignoring pandemic restrictions.
- kurthr 4y agoThen there's Tokyo-Shinagawa to Fukuoko-Hakata which is 1100km and 4.75hr averaging 230km/hr, which is quite fast and easy to take with minimal waits.
- rjh29 4y agoWill be even faster once they get maglev.
- DiogenesKynikos 4y agoThe Beijing-Shanghai line now averages 292 km/h (that's including stops - the train's top speed is 350 km/h). Maybe even more impressive, the trains cover the first 1018 km, from Beijing to Nanjing, at an average speed of 316 km/h.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoBeijing to Hongkong is about 2,450km and takes 9h by high speed train, which is more than 270km/h average as there are a few stops along the way. I believe that the advertised speed is about 350km/h.
- qwezxcrty 4y agoHmm, I don't think one needs 1.5hr to pass the pre-COVID China Railway security check. 5 min is the norm I experienced. Honestly, I doubt such security checks can deter determined terrorists.