The first Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed train has left Guangzhou North Railway Station for Wuhan Railway Station at 08:55 of Dec 26. Currently, there are about twenty-one high speed trains running between Wuhan and Guangzhou, via the other twelve stops distributed in Guangdong, Hunan and Hubei Provinces. The 1068.6-kilometer's journey could be finished in three to four hours at a speed of 350kms/hour. Compared with the other normal speed trains between these two cities, seven hours could be saved at least. The ticket fare is CNY780/first-class seat and CNY490/second-class seat. These trains are equipped with eight or sixteen carriages, each of which could carry an estimated 600 or 1,200 passengers.