They opened their first dedicated high speed rail line in 2008

  • cum_drinker69 [any]
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    4 years ago

    I've taken the high speed rail from Hangzhou to Shanghai AMA

    • Godzilla [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Is it true that a woman cannot handle the speed of a train because it will go so fast her uterus will fall out?

      • cum_drinker69 [any]
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        4 years ago

        I'm pulling this from memory, I have the ticket at home so I can double check later. But I think it was 119 yuan which is about 17 USD. The train was completely full from what I could tell and it was in the middle of the week at noon or so, so it seems like it's affordable.

      • PeludoPorFavor [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        yeah I only took the AVE like 2 times because it was the only option available. it's stupid, but half the time you're better off flying because the regular trains or buses are too slow (and honestly not that cheap) and the AVE is way too expensive...

      • cum_drinker69 [any]
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        4 years ago

        It was amazingly smooth and quiet. I slept through some of it because I was still very jet lagged. The weirdest part was there was assigned seats, which I'd never encountered on any public transit. That's how I knew the train was full, I had to walk through like 5 train cars hauling all my bags lol.