Domestic railways:
The total mileage of railways open to traffic in China amounts
to 100,000 km, which form an extensive network with Beijing as the
hub. Chinese railway service boasts domestic and international
operations. The domestic service falls into such categories as
quasi-high speed trains, fast trains, tourist trains, expresses,
and through passenger trains. Quassi-high speed trains run mainly
from Guangzhou to Kowloon and from Guangzhou to Shenzhen.?The
newly completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a symbolic project in
China's West Development Strategy and will play a significant role
in accelerating the social and economic development of Qinghai
Province and Tibet Autonomous Region. Same-day fast trains shuttle
between major cities. Tourist trains make the journey pleasant for
those bound for major tourist cities. The sleeping carriages
running on China's railways are partitioned into compartments each
containing four cushioned berths arranged in upper and lower
berths.
International railways:
Through Transport International railway through transport is
available on the following routes: Beijing-Ulan Bator-Moscow;
Beijing Manzhouli-Moscow; Beijing-Pyongyang; Urumqi-Alma Ata;
Beijing-Hanoi; Beijing-Ulan Bator. On these routes express
passenger trains run in both directions. Just to remind European
passengers: it takes six to seven days for an express train to
reach Beijing from Moscow by way of Ulan Bator or Manzhouli.
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