Title: Rail travel in China – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Headings: Rail travel in China
Rail travel in China
Types of trains and services
High-speed trains
Conventional trains
Classes
High-speed train classes
Conventional train classes
Booking tickets
1. Purchase from a website (recommended)
Official booking site
Third-party sites
2. Purchase from a railway station ticket office
3. Purchase from an automated ticket machine
4. Purchase from a train ticket agency or office
Replacing lost tickets
Hints
Train stations
Finding your train station
Travel tips
Checked luggage and parcels
High-speed rail
Carry-on luggage
Checked luggage and parcel service
Onboard services
Pricing
Boarding your train
During the journey
Arrival at your destination
Connecting trains
Stay safe
Even faster — Maglev
International and regional routes

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Rail travel in China
Contents
1
Types of trains and services
1.1 High-speed trains
1.2 Conventional trains
2
Classes
2.1 High-speed train classes
2.2 Conventional train classes
3
Booking tickets
3.1 1. Purchase from a website (recommended)
3.1.1 Official booking site
3.1.2 Third-party sites
3.2 2. Purchase from a railway station ticket office
3.3 3. Purchase from an automated ticket machine
3.4 4. Purchase from a train ticket agency or office
3.5 Replacing lost tickets
3.6 Hints
4
Train stations
4.1 Finding your train station
5
Travel tips
5.1 Checked luggage and parcels
6
High-speed rail
6.1 Carry-on luggage
6.2 Checked luggage and parcel service
6.3 Onboard services
6.4 Pricing
6.5 Boarding your train
6.6 During the journey
6.7 Arrival at your destination
6.7.1 Connecting trains
6.8 Stay safe
6.9 Even faster — Maglev
7
International and regional routes
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COVID-19 information: Most international trains and trains to Hong Kong are suspended. Train services may also be suspended in response to local outbreaks. You are required to wear masks when travelling in trains in China even if there are no infected cases reported in areas you are travelling in. Remember to update health codes on mobile applications such as WeChat or Alipay according to regulations at your destination. (Information last updated 01 Jan 2021)
Train travel is the main method of long-distance transportation for the Chinese, with an extensive network of routes covering most of the country.