The high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Shanghai is all set to open for traffic starting July 1, the Chinese ministry of railways (MOR) said on Thursday.
The fare for the journey will vary from 410 yuan to 1,750 yuan ($63 to $279) depending on the speed and seat category, Yangtze Evening Post reported.
China plans to build 13,000 km (8,078 miles) of high-speed rail by 2012, more than the rest of the world combined. Speeds of CRH (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet trains' vary from 250 to 350 kilometers per hour.
A visitor looks at the head of a CRH (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet train at an exhibition for the Seventh World Congress on High Speed Rail in Beijing December 7, 2010.ReutersA train attendant (L) helps a passenger to adjust her seat at the business class carriage on a CRH 380A bullet train travelling on the newly built high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing during a test ride departed from Shanghai June 16, 2011.ReutersWorkers clean the exterior of a CRH 380A bullet train serving the newly built high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing during its debut test at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai May 11, 2011. ReutersA train attendant stands inside a CRH 380A bullet train serving the newly built high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing during its debut test at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai May 11, 2011.ReutersA high-speed train travels on the newly built Zhengzhou-Xi'an railway in Zhengzhou, Henan province January 17, 2010.ReutersAn actress (C) dressed as China's first female emperor Wu Zetian is accompanied by other actors, dressed as her entourage, walk after their ride on the maiden journey of a high-speed train from Zhengzhou to Xi'an, Shaanxi province, to celebrate the start of the train service, February 6, 2010.ReutersA labourer cleans the floor beside a China Railway High-speed (CRH) train preparing for the operation ceremony from Wuhan to Guangzhou in Wuhan, Hubei province, in this December 26, 2009.Reuters
