Changsha to Launch Three Trains to Nangjing, Shanghai and Jinan

Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corporation is scheduled to carry out a new train operation diagram from July 1st, 2013. The diagram will add three high-speed trains between Changsha South Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Station, Nanjing South Station, and Jinan West Station. By then, there will be trains running from Changsha to every provincial capital on Mainland China.

The G580 train is planned to depart from Changsha South at 17:08 and arrive at Nanjing South at 22:28. The travel will take only 5 hours and 20 minutes and stop at Hefei, Macheng North, Wuhan, Yueyang East, etc. The return train G579 will depart from Nanjing South at 7:42 and reach Changsha South at 12:54.

The G578 train leaves for Shanghai Hongqiao via such stations as Suzhou North, Wuxi East, Changzhou North, Nanjing South, Hefei, Wuhan and Yueyang East, departing at 13:29 and arriving at 20:11. It will take 6 hours and 43 minutes. The return train G576 will start from Shanghai Hongqiao at 8:36 and arrive at 15:22.

The G252 train between Changsha South and Jinan West running from 15:50 to 22:57 takes 7 hours and 7 minutes. The train will stop at Tai'an, Xuzhou East, Bengbu South, Hefei, Macheng North, Wuhan and Yueyang East. The return train G251 is scheduled to leave Ji'nan West at 7:40 for Changsha South 15:03.