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Our train passing Zhengding Airport railway station. Speed ~250km/h
Train No: D6747
Origin: Beijing West station, Beijing.
Destination: Shijiazhuang station, Hebei.
This trip from Beijing to Shijiazhuang is 281km (175mi) in length. I recorded the first 36min and the last 13min of the journey. The other video departing from Beijing can be seen in my other Youtube video.
some air pollution can be seen...
Ticket fare for the trip is ¥86.50 yuan (~$14 USD). It takes 1hr 40min to complete the 175-mile journey.
Train speed: 242km/h (150mph)
For a real high-speed train with top speed over 300kph (as this is a semi high-speed train with top speed 250kph), the shortest trip takes only 1hr 07min, and ticket price is ¥128.50 ($21 USD).
The train is running smoothly, as we can put a bottle filled with water upside-down on a table and it will always stand. Special thanks to the workers committed to high-precision construction!
Approaching Shijiazhuang city. Shijiazhuang is the capital city of Hebei province, with a population of over 3 million in the city area, and about 10 million if rural area is included.
Train speed: 242km/h (150mph)
We are now 260km (161miles) away from Beijing, and the trip took us 1h30m now.
The railway line we're on is part of the Beijing-Guangzhou Highspeed rail, which is over 2200 in length. This segment (Beijing-Shijiazhuang) was opened in Dec 2012 (I was on the first-launch train).
The old Beijing-Guangzhou rail (which ran parallel with the highspeed version of it).
Bypassing Train No. Z55 (overnight express train from Beijing West to Lanzhou)
We went into the newly-built five-kilometer underground tunnel as the train went through the city center.
Train broadcast: approaching Shijiazhuang railway station. Please mind the gap blablabla...
Train speed is still over 200km/h when entering the tunnel
China high-speed trains are always equipped with English broadcast. Although some speak with strong Chinese accent, I bet this is not a big problem...
We went out of the tunnel... slowing down.
it's nearly 40 kilometers from the airport to the city center, and it just took us 10 min...
We're ready to pull into Shijiazhuang railway station.
Train No. D2006 pulling out, bound for Beijing West.
People started to check-in on platform 12. They're taking another high-speed train which was bound for Xi'an city.
Thank you for watching