Shanghai - Hangzhou train journey

• Here is the second train journey of my colleague Lina, from Shanghai, she just loves to travel by train:   "When vacationing in China I took the train from Shanghai to Hangzhou. The modern Shanghai train station looks like a state of the art airport. A couple of restaurants and seating areas make the wait comfortable with hot and cold water fountains available for travelers to fill up their bottles. Each train is allocated its own waiting area with information specific to its journey on a dedicated screen. Water bottles were handed out to the first class.   The train is clean and runs smoothly with stops and other information being displayed thought the journey. Water fountains similar to those in the station are even available on the train. Furthermore, tea, coffee and snacks may be bought as well. Tickets must be purchased in a travel agency or in the train station where queues tend to be long and tiring. To make this excellent train experience complete, the modern station and its high speed trains should really be partnered with an online reservation syste"   Images of the Shanghai station and train can be found at: http://www.fotopedia.com/en/Shanghai_South_Railway_Station

  

  24 Feb 2010

  Posted by: Philip Martin