China's new high-speed passenger-train service broke world speed records on its maiden run over the weekend.
According to a report in Monday's Financial Times, the Harmony express train travelled from Guangzhou in Guangdong province to the central-China city of Wuhan - a distance of 1,100km (684mi) - in under three hours.
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China's Harmony express train isn't a mere demonstration project - it's scheduled to make the cross-country trip 56 times per day.
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Tickets aren't cheap, either. First class runs 780 Yuan Renminbi (£71, $114) and second class 490 (£45, $72). Also, the FT points out, the state-run China Southern Airlines has responded to the competition by dropping ticket prices to as low as 250 Yuan Renminbi (£23, $37) for advance reservations.
More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12..._harmony_rail/
So, first class ticket on a first class super high speed train going 600 miles costs less than ticket to London much slower train going like 120 miles - and they have more trains per day
According to a report in Monday's Financial Times, the Harmony express train travelled from Guangzhou in Guangdong province to the central-China city of Wuhan - a distance of 1,100km (684mi) - in under three hours.
...
China's Harmony express train isn't a mere demonstration project - it's scheduled to make the cross-country trip 56 times per day.
...
Tickets aren't cheap, either. First class runs 780 Yuan Renminbi (£71, $114) and second class 490 (£45, $72). Also, the FT points out, the state-run China Southern Airlines has responded to the competition by dropping ticket prices to as low as 250 Yuan Renminbi (£23, $37) for advance reservations.
More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12..._harmony_rail/
So, first class ticket on a first class super high speed train going 600 miles costs less than ticket to London much slower train going like 120 miles - and they have more trains per day
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