Blog Tag - High Speed Rail

Trainspotting: Updates Coming to the High-Speed Rail
The travel-hungry are starting to get a bit antsy with the city recommending that Beijingers refrain from traveling this holiday, but if we can’t hop...
Talking Travel: English Train Ticketing Site, Chaoyang Station Set to Open, and Baidu's Taxis to go Unmanned
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Train ticketing site just became more foreigner-friendly...
Talking Travel: No Skis on the Train to Zhanjiakou, New Vending Machine Subways
High-speed train to the slopes bans skis Earlier this week, Weibo blogger Billy Blanc had tried to purchase his high-speed train tickets to...
Shush! Beijing-Shanghai Railway Routes to Launch "Quiet Carriages"
It’s a tale as old as time: you’re ready to jet off on a high-speed train to (or back from) Shanghai, only to have your peaceful journey thwarted by...
DP Beijing South Railway Station Expands Paperless Tickets for High-Speed Trains
Standing in line for tickets is quickly becoming a thing of the past for high-speed train passengers leaving from Beijing South Railway Station. Just...
Tech Check: New Chips Set to Make High Speed Train Travel Safer
For many China travelers, the thought of barreling down a track at 350km/h is an exhilarating, innovative, and convenient prospect. However, for...
Talking Travel: Halfway Out The Door
Just about to head out the door on a rather long Central Asian adventure. Once again, I wish my flight were not at some very off hour, but that...
News You Might Have Missed: Sexy Man, Jailed Policewoman and Winning Names
China thinks Kim Jong-un is sexy, in case you haven't heard. When will they stop falling for fake-news articles from The Onion? (Not anytime soon,...