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New ID System Installed for Spring Festival Trains

Date: 2010-1-13 20:58:00 by shyoto Tags: Trains Guangzhou Chengdu Transportation

People returning home for Spring Festival can expect lengthy delays at train stations after the introduction of a new ID-based ticket booking system. The system will be effective on a trial implementation between Jan 30 and Feb 13. 

The Ministry of Railways announced that passengers would have to show their ID card or other recognized identity document when buying a train ticket at

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Wuhan-Guangzhou Bullet Trains Link to Hit Airlines Hard

Date: 2009-12-26 22:21:00 by go2c Tags: Wuhan-Guangzhou Bullet Trains guangzhou transportation Guangzhou Wuhan

Competition between airlines and rail operators will further hot up on Saturday thanks to the launch of China's longest high-speed train link between Wuhan and Guangzhou.

 

The line stretches more than 1,000 km and will slash the travel time from Wuhan, Hubei province, to Guangzhou in Guangdong from 10 hours to just three.

 

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Wuhan-Guangzhou Bullet Trains Link to Hit Airlines Hard

Date: 2009-12-26 22:21:00 by go2c Tags: Wuhan-Guangzhou Bullet Trains guangzhou transportation Guangzhou Wuhan

Competition between airlines and rail operators will further hot up on Saturday thanks to the launch of China's longest high-speed train link between Wuhan and Guangzhou.

 

The line stretches more than 1,000 km and will slash the travel time from Wuhan, Hubei province, to Guangzhou in Guangdong from 10 hours to just three.

 

Tickets for the service - wh

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