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I just took the CRH train (or the D train) from Shanghai to Hangzhou. The journey is only 1 hour and 23 minutes, from 1:12 PM to 2:35 PM.
I have the chance to take some photos to share with my readers. I know many of then are wondering about how to get to Hangzhou. To take train to Hangzhou from Shanghai South Railway Station is definitely a good option.
The train head.
This time, there are three trains connected together, and they are connected this way, so you cannot get to another train if the train is moving.
The seat - hmmmm.. pretty soft.
Inside the train cart.
There are toilet and washroom on board.
On the train, the LED display always tells you the current speed of the train (from 130 km/h to 170 km/h), the outside temperature, and the internal temperature (23 degree C today).
There is a small dining room on the train also.
with some food supply (from 6 RMB to 12 RMB)
There is a bar-style table in the middle. Nice to have someone gather there and play poker.
There are drinkable water, of cause, but the short journey does not need it.
Inside the cart, with people sleeping (sweetly)
It provide rack for large luggage at the head and rear of the train cart, so you don't have to pull it into your seat, or put it on the over-head cabinet.
Here is where your small luggage and bags go:
Third photo of the internal equipments:
That is the nice train...
Protesters
However, along the "Train of Harmony", in Shanghai, residents are not happy. Along the residential area, many buildings put on signs like this:
On it, it reads:
We are human. We eager for quiet life!
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at July 3, 2008 6:27 PM
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This is great news for folks who want to travel between the two big cities. Do you have the train schedule and a list of the fares? How far it it rom Hangzhou's train station to the Westlake area by taxis?I assume that there are many bus routes to different parts of Westlake.
Posted by: TW on July 3, 2008 6:55 PM1st class ticket price at RMB68. 2nd class ticket is RMB58. For the 1st class, it is a comfotable big 2 seater for each side of the cabin. Power supply socket plug is provided too.
You can easily google and the train schedule online.
Posted by: DC on July 3, 2008 7:25 PMIt is a good news for me, because I am planning to go to Hangzhou this year, and I never travel by D Train.
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I took the train to Yiwu one month ago with two and sat in coach. It wasn't bad either. I didn't know first class had power plugs. That could be good. I will remember it for next time. Our host and his wife took us to the train station and boarded with us to say good-by. They had taken people to the train station before but never to catch the CRH. They were caught off guard when the train departed so quickly and had to ride to the next station to get off to return to Yiwu. I bought them the ticket for the ride. At least we got to talk a little longer. Ha Ha.
George
Posted by: George L. Cox on July 4, 2008 12:33 AMThe ticket I bought was 54 RMB single trip.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on July 4, 2008 1:11 AMThere are many more slogans like in the last picture on neighborhood buildings near the south railway station. It's really a nightmare living near the railway. Don't know whether the government will take actions on these slogans for the tiptoeing Olympics.
Posted by: Alex (external link) on July 4, 2008 2:11 PMtecnologia notevole, la cina si sta portando verso standard occidentali.
quello che le manca sono il know how e l'esperienza.
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Posted by: arachesostufo (external link) on July 4, 2008 5:56 PMWelcome to Hangzhou !
one of my friends has built a website >> www.inhangzhou.com
it might help if you're going to visit hangzhou.
Jerry
Posted by: Jerry (external link) on July 22, 2008 12:36 PMI plan to visit Hangzhou in October.
I need to know whether the D train ticket can be purchased in the train or must be at the counter?
I read some website that we can pay the ticket when you are on board..
Hope you can enlighten me.
Thank you
Posted by: milliegan on August 28, 2008 9:06 PM@milliegan, I don't think you can purchase the D train ticket on board. You have to get it at the railway station first, and use the ticket to pass many check points before you get on board. Fortunately, Hangzhou ticket is not very hard to buy unless you are traveling in weekends.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on August 29, 2008 9:18 PM