Beijing to Shanghai CRH Train

by Jian Shuo Wang (@jianshuo) on February 12, 2008 under By Train

I wrote a blog about Train from Beijing to Shanghai, and it became a very popular blog on the Internet. (Searching Beijing Shanghai in Google will lead to this page). After 3 years later, many reader asks me about whether the information is still accurate, and continue to ask about the Z train.

In this article, I would like to highlight the availability of a better train than the Z train, it is CHR train, or what the government calls it: the Train of Harmony. The train number is D31 from Beijing to Shanghai.

Schedule

Train Number: D31
Running time: 9 hours and 59 minutes (why did they just delay it by one minute so it is 10 hours?)
From Beijing to Shanghai
Leaving Beijing at 10:50 every day,
and arrives in Shanghai on 20:49
The distance is 1463 km.

Here is the stations in between:

D31 1 Beijing 10:50
D31 2 Tianjin West 天津西 11:53 11:54
D31 3 Taishan (Tai Mountain) 泰山 14:32 14:33
D31 4 Xuzhou 徐州 16:30 16:31
D31 5 Bengbu 蚌埠 17:32 17:33
D31 6 Nanjing 南京 18:50 18:52
D31 7 Shanghai 20:49

Comparation between Z Train and CRH (D) Train

The train runs much faster, and although it has more stops than the Z train, it arrives fasters than the Z train.

The other notable difference is, Z train runs during the night - you get on the train at night, and arrives the next morning - perfect for travellers.

D train runs during the day. Get on to the train in the morning and arrives at night.

Pictures of The Train

To be honest, I didn't personally take the train myself - as a rule of this blog, I don't take photos from other people to tell you the story.

However, I did have some photos of the CRH running from Shanghai to Nanjing. The train should be exactly the same for the D31 train.

For more photos, keep reading this entry:

Train from Shanghai to Nanjing - CRH (D)

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Comments

hi,

just a small note, you shouldn't say "I wrote a blog about Train from Beijing to Shanghai, and it became a very popular blog on the Internet. " but instead "I wrote a post about Train from Beijing to Shanghai, and it became a very popular post on the Internet. "

"posts" are the articles you write on a blog.

cheers,

ana

Posted by: ana on February 12, 2008 3:42 PM

@ana, en. You are right.

Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang on February 12, 2008 3:57 PM

I don't think D31 is competitive.
It has almost the same price as Z,but you only get seat not bed. It is borning spending 10 hours on D31.

Posted by: lyjgeorge on February 12, 2008 8:36 PM

No, thanks. I'll stick with the Z train. You get on the train, spend a few hours chatting/eating in the dining car, go to sleep, wake up, and you are there!

Posted by: Давид on February 13, 2008 4:53 AM

hi
i was just reading your blog its so informative
i am planing a holiday in china from 23rd march to 30 march
i will be staying in shanghai and wants to go to bejjing for a tour
can you pls advise me is there a Z train from shanghai to bejjing that travels at night?
if there is a train where can i buy the tickets and i want a tour around bejjing and where can i get taxi services?
hoping for a reply

thanks
azu

Posted by: azha on March 3, 2008 3:23 PM

Can you help? I am traveling to China with 8 other people. I need to go from Shanghai to Beijing at my own expense. I need to take my flight back to USA on Monday March 24 at 9:30 am would you recommend taking the train on Sunday night or afternoon to go back to Beijing? or should we take a plane and if you would know what the aproximate flight cost will be from Beijing To Shanghai?

Posted by: Beatriz on March 4, 2008 1:12 PM

hi. can i know how much is the fare in crh from beijing to shanghai? =) tnx.

Posted by: ann-ann on March 26, 2008 11:47 PM

hi i'm planning a trip to hongkong,can u tell me th fare of crh from shanghai to hongkong deluxe soft sleeper and soft sleeper,i'm student of soochow university .i'm doing my medicine .waiting for ur reply thanks in advance..

Posted by: pavan on June 17, 2008 9:15 PM

the Z train fare from beijing to shanghai: about 500RMB,Sleeper ticket

shirley

Posted by: shirley on June 18, 2008 11:40 AM

What is the lowest fare of the train ticket from Shanghai to Beijing?
Thanks.

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Posted by: urk urk on August 24, 2008 5:32 PM

can i just buy a train ticket on the day from shanghei to beijing and how much will it cost in australian dollars

Posted by: julie on May 13, 2009 3:07 PM

dear sir,

we need to travel from Beijing to Shanghai overnight train

regards

raxit joshi

Posted by: raxit joshi on August 29, 2009 9:36 PM

we booked trains from shanghai to xian (soft sleeper) and xian to beijing (deluxe), what do they do with our luggages? Are they checked in or do we lug them to the train in our sleeper? Any weight restrictions? etc?

Thanks!

Posted by: rudy on October 17, 2009 9:15 PM

How much is the train fare from shanghai to peking one way? Is there first class cabin?
If Yes, how much?

And also train fare from Shanghai to Nanjing return?

Where to purchase train tickets.

Thank you.

Posted by: clara tay on May 5, 2010 5:43 PM