Beijing Railway to adjust train schedule as of Dec. 21
Published : 3:41 A.M. EST, Dec 5, 2008
Beijing Railway Bureau announced on Thursday that it will adjust its train schedule beginning December 21. It will increase three multiple unit trains departing from Beijing West Railway Station to Hankou in Hubei Province, Shijiazhuang and Handan in Hebei Province.
Beijing West Railway Station has also increased the speed of the trains destined for Zunyi City in Guizhou Province and Weihai City in Shandong Province, which will save passers’ journey time.
The specific train schedule is as follow:
| Train No. | Train Route | Departure | Arrival |
| D121/6 | Beijing West Railway Station-Hankou | 14:30 | 23:30 |
| D521/2 | Beijing West Railway Station-Handan | 7:03 | 10:21 |
| D569/62 | Beijing West Railway Station-Shijiazhuang | 18:01 | 20:01 |
| K573/4 | Beijing West Railway Station-Dongsheng | 18:33 | 9:12 |
Additionally, Beijing Railway Bureau will also launch three new sleepers multiple unit trains destined for Shanghai and Hangzhou from December 21st. The train schedule is as follow:
| Train No. | From | To | Departure | Arrival |
| D301 | Beijing | Shanghai | 21:39 | 7:38 |
| D302 | Shanghai | Beijing | 21:46 | 7:45 |
| D305 | Beijing | Shanghai | 21:44 | 7:43 |
| D306 | Shanghai | Beijing | 21:41 | 7:40 |
| D309 | Beijing | Hangzhou | 21:34 | 8:56 |
| D310 | Hangzhou | Beijing | 20:13 | 7:35 |