2014春运将始：了解中国火车票的类型及介绍.pdf

Different classes of trains in China
2014春运将始：了解中国火车票的类型及介绍
Chinese trains are divided according to their speed into various classes, identified with different letters and numbers. The letters refer to different classes:
中国的火车根据各自的时速分为不同等级，以车票前的首字母或数字进行区分。

火车票首字母分为以下几个等级：
G –High-Speed Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Train
G字头列车：高铁，全称“高速动车组列车”
This is the fastest running for long distance in China, the top speed of which
could reach 350km/h. Currently, the G-train could finish the 1, 068-kilometers Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway in 3 hours, the 301-kilometers Shanghai-Nanjing High-Speed Railway in 73 minutes and the
458-kilometers Zhengzhou-Xian High-Speed Railway in 2 hours.
中国长途客运速度最快的火车，时速350公里/小时。

目前，从武汉到广州1068公里才不到3小时，从上海到南京的301公里只要73分钟，郑州到西安458公里不到2小时。

This is also the fastest kind, but runs for short travel distance between two nearby cities, such as the 120-kilomter's Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway.
这也是中国最快速的火车，但只在相邻城市间的运行短途火车，比如京津城际高铁。

This type is also called Hexiehao (和谐号, Harmony) or bullet trains in China.
The designed top speed is 250km/h. They have been widely used for serving
fast and frequent transport between main cities, such as Beijing-Shanghai, Shanghai-Suzhou and Shenzhen-Guangzhou.
这种火车又叫“和谐号”或者“子弹头”火车。

设计最高速度250公里每小时。

城际高铁在人口稠密的都市圈之间运用最广，比如京沪线、沪宁城际铁路以及广州到深圳的高铁。

Z –Direct Express
Z字头列车：直达列车
This type with a top speed of 160km/h is also an efficient transport for long-distance travel. Generally, they run directly to the destination or with some stops on the way. On the other hand, some are equipped with only soft-sleepers and soft-seats.
这种车的最高时速是160公里，是长途旅行最实惠的车。

一般来说，直达车就是
是从始发站到终点站一站直达，中间不停或者仅有少量停车的车。

另外，这种车次一般配有软座和软卧。

T –Express
T字头列车;特快
This kind has limited stops on the routes, mainly in these major cities. The highest speed is 140km/h. Almost every T-series is equipped with soft-sleeper,
soft-seat, hard-sleeper and hard-seat.
这种车次只在主要城市限停，最高时速是140公里，一般情况下T开头的车会友软卧、软座和硬座及硬卧。

K –Fast
K字头列车：快车，快速列车，全称快速旅客列车，简称快速。