The Beijing–Shanghai high-speed train () are high-speed train services operated by CR Beijing and CR Shanghai on Beijing–Shanghai HSR in China. The services provide high-speed train connections between Beijing, the capital of China, and Shanghai, the economic center and largest city of the country. Currently, 41 pairs of G-series trains are operated daily.
History
The CRH services between Beijing and Shanghai dates back to the sixth national railway speedup implemented on 18 April 2007, when the D31/32 trains began operation on the Beijing–Shanghai railway. The D32 train had a service time of 9h 59m, which was 2 hours shorter than the Z-series trains, and became the fastest train service between Beijing and Shanghai at that time. One more pair of trains were added to the service on 1 December 2009, under the train numbers D29/30.
On 18 April 2008, one year after the introduction of D-series trains, the Beijing–Shanghai HSR commenced construction. The HSR was inaugurated on 30 June 2011, with the faster G-series trains started operation on it. Some D-series train services were still kept, but were switched to operate on the new HSR. The day-time D-series trains were finally withdrawn from the service on 10 December 2014, with the D316 being upgraded to G412. The night-time D-series sleeper train services remain in operation.
On 26 June 2017, the China Standardized Fuxing EMUs made the debut commercial operation on this service.
Operations
G1-18 and G21/22 are faster services with fewer stops, with an average travelling time of about 4h 30m. G101-160 and G411/412 are services with more intermediate stops, and the travelling time varies from 5h 22m to 6h 24m.
Rolling stocks The fastest trains G1-28 use CR400AF-B/-BZ and CR400BF-B/-BZ trainsets. Regular service trains G101-162 use CR400AF-BS, CR400BF-A, CRH380BL and CRH380CL trainsets.
CRH380BL
2 types of CRH380BL trains with different formations are operated on the service. The EMUs with numbers CRH380BL-3501～3542 and CRH380BL-5501～5540 have the formation shown below. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6-8 9 10-11 12 13-15 16 Type ZYSBusiness/first class ZYFirst class SWBusiness ZYFirst class ZESecond class ZESecond class CADining car ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZYSBusiness/first class
CRH380BL EMUs with other numbers have the following formation. Car No. 1 2-3 4 5 6-8 9 10-11 12 13-15 16 Type ZYSBusiness/first class ZYFirst class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class CADining car ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZYSBusiness/first class
CRH380CL
Car No. 1 2-3 4 5 6-8 9 10-11 12 13-15 16 Type ZYSBusiness/first class ZYFirst class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class CADining car ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZYSBusiness/first class
The prototype trainset (CRH380CL-5601) has a different formation, as is shown below. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6-8 9 10-11 12 13-15 16 Type ZYSBusiness/first class ZYFirst class SWBusiness ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class CADining car ZESecond class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZYSBusiness/first class
CR400BF-A 16-car CR400BF-A EMUs are operated on the service with the formation shown below. Car No. 1 2 3-7 8 9 10-14 15 16 Type SWBusiness ZYFirst class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZECSecond class/dining car ZESecond class ZYFirst class ZYSBusiness/first class
CR400AF-B/-BZ and CR400BF-B/-BZ 17-car CR400AF-B/-BZ and CR400BF-B/-BZ EMUs are operated on the service with the formation shown below. Car No. 1 2 3-7 8 9 10-15 16 17 Type SWBusiness ZYFirst class ZESecond class ZESecond class ZECSecond class/dining car ZESecond class ZYFirst class ZYSBusiness/first class
Previously used rolling stocks CRH380AL CR400AF CR400BF
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