Z-series trains

Z-series trains (Chinese: 直达特快列车) are a train service offered by China National Railway. Z stands for Zhida Tekuai (lit. 'Direct Express'). Most Z-series trains do not have any intermediary stops, not even technical stops for changing locomotives or drivers. However, some of these trains later had a few stops added to their schedule to boost the number of passengers.

Generally, Z-series trains are overnight, all-sleeper trains that have travel time of around 10–14 hours, with an average speed of around 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), and top speed up to 162 kilometres per hour (101 mph). The majority have both soft sleepers and hard sleepers, while some Z trains have only soft sleepers, few of them also have soft seat. Most of the Z-series trains stop at either Beijing, Beijing West and Shanghai railway station or Shanghai South.

List of Z-series trains (as of August 28, 2015)

Z1: Beijing West-Changsha
Z2: Changsha-Beijing West
Z3: Beijing West - Chongqing North
Z4: Chongqing North - Beijing West
Z5: Beijing West - Nanning
Z6: Nanning - Beijing West
Z7: Beijing - Qingdao North
Z8: Qingdao North - Beijing
Z9: Beijing - Hangzhou
Z10: Hangzhou - Beijing
Z14/11: Guangzhou East - Shenyang North
Z12/13: Shenyang North - Guangzhou East
Z15: Beijing - Harbin
Z16: Harbin - Beijing
Z17: Beijing - Harbin
Z18: Harbin - Beijing
Z19: Beijing West - Xi'an
Z20: Xi'an - Beijing West
Z21: Beijing West - Lhasa
Z22: Lhasa - Beijing West
Z23: Wuchang - Shenzhen (now replaced with D23)
Z24: Shenzhen - Wuchang (now replaced with D24, which is a 'high speed' sleeper train)
Z25/28: Wuchang - Shanghai South
Z27/26: Shanghai South - Wuchang
Z29: Beijing - Yangzhou
Z30: Yangzhou - Beijing
Z31/34: Wuchang - Ningbo
Z32/33: Ningbo - Wuchang
Z35: Beijing West - Guangzhou
Z36: Guangzhou - Beijing West
Z37: Beijing West - Wuchang
Z38: Wuchang - Beijing West
Z42/39: Ürümqi - Shanghai
Z40/41: Shanghai - Ürümqi
Z43: Beijing West - Xi'an
Z44: Xi'an - Beijing West
Z45/48: Wuchang - Hangzhou
Z46/47: Hangzhou - Wuchang
Z49: Beijing West - Chengdu
Z50: Chengdu - Beijing West
Z51: Beijing - Nantong
Z52: Nantong - Beijing
Z53: Beijing West - Kunming
Z54: Kunming - Beijing West
Z55: Beijing West - Lanzhou
Z56: Lanzhou - Beijing West
Z59: Beijing West - Fuzhou
Z60: Fuzhou - Beijing West
Z61: Beijing - Changchun
Z62: Changchun - Beijing
Z63: Beijing - Changchun
Z64: Changchun - Beijing
Z65: Beijing West - Nanchang
Z66: Nanchang - Beijing West
Z67: Beijing West - Nanchang
Z68: Nanchang - Beijing West
Z69: Beijing West - Ürümqi
Z70: Ürümqi - Beijing West
Z71: Beijing - Sanming North
Z72: Sanming North - Beijing
Z75: Beijing West - Lanzhou
Z76: Lanzhou - Beijing West
Z77: Beijing West - Guiyang
Z78: Guiyang - Beijing West
Z79/82: Beijing - Dalian
Z80/81: Dalian - Beijing
Z88/85: Xi'an - Hangzhou
Z86/87: Hangzhou - Xi'an
Z89: Shijiazhuang - Guangzhou
Z90: Guangzhou - Shijiazhuang
Z94/91: Xi'an - Shanghai
Z92/93: Shanghai - Xi'an
Z95: Beijing West - Chongqing North
Z96: Chongqing North - Beijing West
Z97: Beijing West - Hung Hom
Z98: Hung Hom - Beijing West
Z99: Shanghai - Hung Hom
Z100: Hung Hom - Shanghai
Z104/101: Xiamen - Changchun
Z102/103: Changchun - Xiamen
Z105: Ji'nan - Ürümqi
Z106: Ürümqi - Ji'nan
Z107: Beijing West - Shenzhen
Z108: Shenzhen - Beijing West
Z114/111: Harbin - Haikou
Z112/113: Haikou - Harbin
Z117: Beijing - Jilin
Z118: Jilin - Beijing
Z121/124: Chengdu - Guangzhou
Z122/123: Guangzhou - Chengdu
Z128/125: Lanzhou - Xiamen
Z126/127: Xiamen - Lanzhou
Z133: Beijing West - Jinggangshan
Z134: Jinggangshan - Beijing West
Z138/135: Guangzhou - Ürümqi
Z136/137: Ürümqi - Guangzhou
Z139: Beijing - Nantong
Z140: Nantong - Beijing
Z148/145: Shenzhen East - Zhengzhou
Z146/147: Zhengzhou - Shenzhen East
Z149: Beijing West - Guiyang
Z150: Guiyang - Beijing West
Z151: Beijing West - Xining
Z152: Xining - Beijing West
Z158/155: Harbin - Taizhou
Z157/156: Taizhou - Harbin
Z161: Beijing West - Kunming
Z162: Kunming - Beijing West
Z166/163: Lhasa - Shanghai
Z164/165: Shanghai - Lhasa
Z170/167: Qingdao - Guangzhou East
Z168/169: Guangzhou East - Qingdao
Z174/171: Harbin - Shanghai
Z172/173: Shanghai - Harbin
Z178/175: Harbin - Hangzhou
Z176/177: Hangzhou - Harbin
Z179: Beijing - Ürümqi
Z180: Ürümqi - Beijing
Z184/181: Baotou - Shenzhen East
Z182/183: Shenzhen East - Baotou
Z188/185: Shenyang North - Shenzhen
Z186/187: Shenzhen - Shenyang North
Z189: Zhengzhou - Guangzhou
Z190: Guangzhou - Zhengzhou
Z194/191: Shenyang North - Taiyuan
Z192/193: Taiyuan - Shenyang North
Z198/195: Taiyuan - Shanghai
Z196/197: Shanghai - Taiyuan
Z201: Beijing West - Sanya
Z202: Sanya - Beijing West
Z203: Beijing - Harbin
Z204: Harbin - Beijing
Z208/205: Changsha - Tianjin
Z206/207: Tianjin - Changsha
Z211/214: Guangzhou - Kunming
Z212/213: Kunming - Guangzhou
Z218/215: Lanzhou - Shanghai
Z216/217: Shanghai - Lanzhou
Z222/223: Chongqing North - Lhasa
Z224/221: Lhasa - Chongqing North
Z225/228: Beijing - Hefei
Z227/226: Hefei - Beijing
Z238/235: Harbin - Guangzhou East
Z236/237: Guangzhou East - Harbin
Z245/248: Changsha - Shanghai South
Z247/246: Shanghai South - Changsha
Z254/251: Xi'an - Shanghai
Z252/253: Shanghai - Xi'an
Z266/263: Lhasa - Guangzhou
Z264/265: Guangzhou - Lhasa
Z267/270: Hohhot East - Shanghai
Z268/269: Shanghai - Hohhot East
Z274/271: Xining - Qingdao
Z272/273: Qingdao - Xining
Z275/278: Yinchuan - Beijing West
Z277/276: Beijing West - Yinchuan
Z284/281: Baotou - Hangzhou
Z282/283: Hangzhou - Baotou
Z285: Beijing West - Nanning
Z286: Nanning - Beijing West
Z288/289: Kunming - Ningbo
Z290/287: Ningbo - Kunming
Z298/295: Baotou - Xiamen
Z296/297: Xiamen - Baotou
Z315: Beijing West - Hohhot
Z316: Hohhot - Beijing West
Z317: Beijing - Baotou
Z318: Baotou - Beijing
Z319: Datong - Baotou
Z320: Baotou - Datong
Z324/321: Lhasa - Chengdu
Z322/323: Chengdu - Lhasa
Z338/335: Baotou - Nanning
Z336/337: Nanning - Baotou
Z386/383: Sanya - Changchun
Z384/385: Changchun - Sanya
Z621: Beijing West - Shenyang North
Z622: Shenyang North - Beijing West
Z721: Beijing West - Changchun
Z722: Changchun - Beijing West
Z917: Lanzhou - Lhasa
Z918: Lhasa - Lanzhou

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