Online train schedules & fares for China: www.cnvol.com, www.chinatravelguide.com or www.chinahighlights.com
- You'll find a summary of trains on the most popular routes in China on this page. But for online train timetables in English between any two major Chinese cities, use the journey planner at either www.cnvol.com, www.chinatravelguide.com or www.chinahighlights.com. These are the best online timetables in English that I've seen, andwww.chinatravelguide.com & www.chinahighlights.com also give fares, shown in either US$ or RMB.
- There is an excellent free downloadable Quick Reference timetable in English for train times between the biggest cities at www.chinatt.org. This is produced by Chinese Railways expert Duncan Peattie in .pdf format. Print it out and take it with you!
- The official Chinese Railways websites are only in Chinese, www.china-mor.gov.cn (Chinese Ministry of Railways) & www.tielu.org.
Maps of the Chinese train network...
Map of Beijing Metro...
- Click for metro map, showing Beijing Main (Zhan) and Beijing West (Xi) mainline stations. Click for street map of Beijing showing stations & main sights.
Printed train timetables for China...
As well as his free summary timetable, Duncan Peattie produces an excellent English translation of the whole Chinese Railways national timetable, available by email frommail@chinatt.org. This costs about £9 (US$18 or 15 Euro) in .pdf format, or £15-18 (US$30-36 or 25-30 Euros) in printed format (including postage). It covers all trains in the national timetable between some 850 stations. For more information, see www.chinatt.org.
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