A CRH2 China Railway High-speed bullet train heads out of the Shanghai South Railway Station in Shanghai, January 28, 2007. The new CRH train runs at 250 km per hour and it is expected to operate on test runs on the Shanghai-Beijing route during the coming Spring Festival holidays when there is sharp rise in demand for transportation. The modern design and comfortable compartments of the train gain passengers' appreciation. It is learned several CRH trains will enter service soon, linking major cities during the peak Spring Festival season. 

The first high-speed express left the city from Shanghai South Railway Station at 8:30am sharp yesterday, bound for Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. The train was fully packed carrying about 1,200 passengers, according to railway authorities.

From yesterday morning until the end of the peak Spring Festival travel period in the middle of March, seven bullet trains will run between the Shanghai South Railway Station and Hangzhou and the Shanghai Railway Station and Nanjing in Jiangsu Province.

The trains to Nanjing will leave the city every day at 8:44am and 4:04pm.

The trains to Hangzhou will leave the city every day at 8:30am, 10:05am, 1:35pm, 3:58pm and 7:12pm.

Trains will be restricted to a maximum speed of 160 kph during the festival travel period, but are scheduled to begin travelling at higher speeds on April 18, when the national rail network upgrades its speed limits.


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                         Passengers relax in the CRH2 China Railway High-speed bullet train.


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Passengers board on a CRH (China Railway High-speed) bullet train leaving from Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, for Shanghai Jan. 28, 2007.