press conference. The fares from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao in RMB Yuan are listed below: Note: *Only available on services using the CRH380AL, CRH380BL and CRH380CL trains On June 14, 2011, the list of stop-by-stop fares was published on the Ministry of Railways' website. With tickets priced at ¥1750 one way in the sightseeing compartment at the ends of the trains, passengers can sit behind the driver. Tickets at the same price all feature seats which recline in full. Holders of these tickets are additionally given free lounge access at major stations, are served a free meal onboard close to meal times, and are given unlimited refills of non-alcoholic drinks while on board. Online ticketing service Passengers can buy tickets online. If the passenger uses a 2nd-generation PRC ID Card or an International Passport, they can use this card directly as the ticket to enter the station and pass the ticketing gates. Components Stations and service There are 24 stations on the line. Cruise speeds are depending on services. Fare are calculated based on distance traveled regardless of speed and travel time. More than 40 pairs of daily scheduled train services travel end-to-end along this route, and hundreds more that only use a segment of it. Note: * – Lines in italic text are under construction or planned The travel time column in the following table only list shortest time possible to get to a certain station from Beijing. Different services make different stops along the way and there is no services that stop at every station. Bridges The railway line has some of the longest bridges in the world. They include: Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge – longest bridge in the world. Tianjin Grand Bridge – fourth longest bridge in the world. Beijing Grand Bridge Cangzhou–Dezhou Grand Bridge Nanjing Qinhuai River Bridge Zhenjiang Beijing–Hangzhou Canal Bridge References External links High-speed railway lines in China Standard gauge railways in China 2011 establishments in China Rail transport in Shanghai Railway lines opened in 2011 25 kV AC railway electrification