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Nonstop trains to hit the road on April 18
By Shan Juan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2004-04-08 17:08
China's railway network will start non-stop passenger train service on April
18 when the railway system gears up the speed for the 5th times.
The
nonstop trains will have bars for passengers to relax.
[newsphoto] | The new express train, to be marked
with Z on the schedule, will run from the departure station to the destination
without stop en route.
Hu Yadong, vice-minister of railways, said the nation will then have 7,700
kilometers of railways that could allow trains to run at a speed of 160
kilometers per hour, including the Beijing-Shanghai and Beijing-Harbin railways.
A nonstop train
arrives in Beijing on a trial run. [newsphoto]
| A total of 19 pairs of Z-line trains will be ready for
service on April 18. And passengers would save much time by riding Z-line trains
that head all the way to the destination without a single stop.
Railway authorities promise quality service will be another feature of Z-line
trains. Star lines and trains will be fostered.
Tickets of Z-line trains can be booked and bought respectively 180 and 20
days in advance. Customers' ticket orders go invalid if they do not pay 7 days
before the departure.
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