The Direct Express Train will be added between Hefei and Harbin

Shanghai Railway Bureau announced that all of the train lines will be adjusted from wee hours of Dec 21st. From then on, express train T242/3 and T244/1 will be operated between Hefei, Anhui province and Harbin ,Heilongjiang Province.The whole trip between Hefei and Harbin will be cut to 22 hours 20 minutes. Also taking trains from any cities in Anhui province such as Hefei to northeast of China will become more convenient.
Reported by Mable Chan on 27 November 2008 from www.chinatrainticket.net

The first T train will leave Inner Mongolia this month

News from Hohhot Railway Bureau, train K258/5 and K256/T from Baotou to Ningbo will be improved to Superior Fast train, and the train No. will be changed to train T284/1 and T282/3. Also, the destination is justified to Hangzhou. The train T284 to Hangzhou will leave Baotou for its first journey on 21st December. From 22nd December the T train will completely instead of K train on the railway line from Baotou to Hangzhou. The train T284/1 and T282/3 will be safer, more comfortable and faster. The speed in the way will keep 120km per hour, and the max-speed will reach to 140km per hour. Besides that, the train K274/5/7 and K278/6/3 from Hohhot to Hairlar will extent to Manzhouli.
Reported by Ms. Yang Yang on 30th November 2008 from www.chinatrainticket.net

5. Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong PDL will begin to be built next year

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong PDL will begin to be built next year. This railway line will cut the journey time to 50 min from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and 15min from Shenzhen to Hong Kong. Also, this project will provide 15000 jobs in the period of construction and operation for Hong Kong. Now the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong PDL is under design and will begin to build in the late of 2009. In 2014 or 2015, this railway line will be finished completely.
Reported by Ms. Yang Yang on 1st December 2008 from www.chinatrainticket.net