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China also maintains a legacy line of trains, 绿皮火车, that drive at a slower speed and service smaller cities (btw they seem to have been upgraded a lot in the la
by thenthenthen 8mo ago
China also maintains a legacy line of trains, 绿皮火车, that drive at a slower speed and service smaller cities (btw they seem to have been upgraded a lot in the last 3 years, from hard wooden seats to cushioned seats and bed). The best thing (or the worst ;) is that you can smoke in the gangways, which just seems absolutely wild to me. But it was very welcomed during my 37 hour train ride.
- ece 8mo agoThese are night trains, or mostly night trains.
- thenthenthen 8mo agoGood question. Before I only took them for short distances, are they ALL night connections? Makes sorta sense, I think?
- ece 8mo agoThe one I took was a night train to/from Xian, and had fixed beds instead of seats. It makes sense for bigger cities to have this sort of a service available, but it would also make sense if smaller cities have these as daytime trains with proper seats.
- thenthenthen 8mo agoNever seen a sleeper only train! But maybe they exist?
- ece 8mo agoDefinitely they do, I remember not being able to sit because of the sleeper bed position, but people still smoking standing outside the cabin.