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I was going to guess this was a prestige project like the Shanghai airport maglev but Beijing<->Shanghai is probably a legit economic route for this.
by nixon_why69 8mo ago
I was going to guess this was a prestige project like the Shanghai airport maglev but Beijing<->Shanghai is probably a legit economic route for this.
- thenthenthen 8mo agoI exclusively use trains here in China, its way chiller than flying and total time doesn't really differ.
- nixon_why69 8mo agoThe sleeper cars are pretty nice for long hauls, too, why spend a day traveling when you could spend a night.
- thenthenthen 8mo agoThe views can be quite spectacular
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoWe wanted to buy train tickets the other day, but it was just a lottery and no way to actually buy tickets in advance, do you know what's up with that? Buying flights was just normal so sadly we just did that.
- thenthenthen 8mo agoTickets are released only 15 days in advance. Popular lines tend to get sold out quite fast. Especially around festivals.