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China Railway Bullet Train at 305 km/h

143 views · Published 30 June 2017 · 1:25 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: Incredible Steam Trains of India and Other Videos · 2017 · Entertainment

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The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway opened to the public for commercial service on June 30, 2011. This rail line is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase, and it is China's most profitable high-speed rail line. 

This short video was taken shortly after my departure from Beijing South station en route to Shanghai Hongqiao station from aboard a CRH (China Railway High-speed) bullet train #G17 running at 305 km/h toward Jinan West. This train to Shanghai covered 1318 km in 4 hrs 56 min with exactly 2-min halts at Jinan (W) and Nanjing (S). The Economy Class rail fare is Renminbi 553.00 (Chinese Yuan) equivalent to Indian Rupees 5800; and the train was full (all seats occupied, and no extra passengers are allowed). The high speed train journey was very smooth without up and down and sideways jerks; and was as smooth as within an aircraft cruising in fine weather.

China has put over 2,500 high-speed trains into operation till 2016, accounting for 60 per cent of global high-speed trains. By the end of 2016, China had put 21 CRH model trains into operation. It had surpassed 20,000 kilometres of high- speed rail lines, with a target of adding another 10,000 kilometres by 2020 and surpassing 45,000 kilometres by 2030. High-speed trains on the 1,318-kilometre Beijing-Shanghai route have carried over 600 million passengers since the line was launched in June 2011.

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