Shanghai–Zhengzhou high-speed train explained

Shanghai–Zhengzhou high-speed train
Type:	G-series trains
Status:	Operational
Locale:	China
Predecessor:	Shanghai–Zhengzhou D-series train
First:	10 September 2016
Operator:	CR Shanghai CR Zhengzhou
End:	(for the G370/367 train)
Distance:	(most trains) (G1804/1801, G1826/1827)
Journeytime:	3h 57m - 5h 17m
Trainnumber:	G367-370, G1801-1828
Line Used:	Beijing–Shanghai HSR and Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR (most trains) Beijing–Shanghai HSR], Hefei–Nanjing passenger railway, Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR and Zhengzhou–Fuyang HSR (G1804/1801, G1826/1827)
Class:	Business seat First class seat Second class seat
Catering:	Dining car Trolley refreshment service
Stock:	CRH380B, CRH380BL
Speed:	300 km/h
Owners:	China Railway

The Shanghai–Zhengzhou high-speed train (Chinese: 沪郑高速动车组列车) are high-speed train services between Shanghai and Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province. Trains are operated by CR Shanghai and CR Zhengzhou.

History

The CRH services between Shanghai and Zhengzhou started on 10 September 2007,^[1] when the D-series trains commenced operations between the two cities on Beijing–Shanghai railway (later Beijing–Shanghai HSR) and Longhai railway.

The high-speed train services (G-series trains) between Shanghai and Zhengzhou was commenced on 10 September 2016, with the inauguration of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou HSR (part of Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR). On the same day, the D-series trains stopped services.^[2]

Operations

The G368/369 and G1814/1815 trains offer faster services with only two intermediate stops (and) from to, and are called as "benchmark trains" . The travelling time of the trains is less than four hours (3h 57m-3h 59m). Other trains are services with more stops and longer travelling time.

According to the train numbering rules of China Railway, odd numbers are for south or west bound trains and even numbers are for north or east bound trains. The trains from Shanghai to Zhengzhou travel northbound on Beijing–Shanghai HSR and westbound on Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR, and the trains from Zhengzhou to Shanghai travel eastbound on Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR and southbound on Beijing–Shanghai HSR. Therefore, all the train services on this route have 2 train numbers for the same service.

Some CR Zhengzhou operated trains between Shanghai and Zhengzhou have their termini extended from to stations of some other cities in Henan, such as (G1810/1811), (G1812/1809 and G1822/1823), (G1816/1813), and (G1808/1805).

• ● : stop at the station
• ↓: pass the station
• —: out of service range
• : Benchmark train

Shanghai → Zhengzhou

Via Xuzhou East

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Via Hefei

• G1826/1827: via Suzhou North, Wuxi East, Changzhou North, Nanjing South,, Fuyang West and Zhoukou East

Zhengzhou → Shanghai

Via Xuzhou East

Stops	G370/367	G1820/1817	G1828/1825
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Via Hefei

• G1804/1801: Zhoukou East, Jieshou South, Fuyang West, Yingshang North, Huainan South, Hefei, Nanjing South, Zhenjiang South, Suzhou North

Rolling stocks

The services are operated by CRH380B or CRH380BL trainsets.^[3]

Other services

The services between Shanghai and Xi'an (G359-362, G1911-1918 and G1920-1942), Lanzhou (G1972/1969 and G1970/1971), Chongqing (G1974/1975 and G1976/1973), and between Zhengzhou and Ningbo (G1866/1867 and G1868/1865) also provide services between Shanghai and Zhengzhou.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 组图：郑州至上海动车组正式开行. 2018-10-05. zh-cn.
2. Web site: 9月10日铁路再次大调图，你的常用线路有调动吗？. 2018-10-05. zh-cn.
3. Web site: 郑徐高铁动车组大揭秘 处处高科技. 2018-10-05. zh-cn.