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Asked by Mr.Karen from usa | May. 06, 2009 03:27

About:China Train

I have saw there are some letters(eg: z19, d1663), does that mean different companies operate just like airlines? What is the difference? Thanks!

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Answered by Mr.Sophie | May. 06, 2009 09:18

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hi Karen,
Passenger trains are numbered by numerals with the capital Chinese phonetic letters in front. Different letters imply different trains like the followings:
Z - Through Train
D - Bullet Train
T - High-speed Train
K - Express Train
N - Fast Train
L - Passenger Extra (Temporary Train)
Y - Tourist Train

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Answered by Ms.Maggie | May. 06, 2009 21:32

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Hi, Karen

The trains are all administrated by the China Ministry of Railways.

The letter Z stands for non-stop through train and the letter D stands for bullet train. The Z train only has a few stops halfway, so the train journey takes less time than the traditional train. The D train has several stops on the way, but the journey takes same time or even less time than the Z train for it runs with very high speed.

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